Warrior Lord of the Forties:Increase of War over the Century

[Anonymous]

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research by the University of Warwick and Humboldt University shows that the frequency of wars between states increased steadily from 1870 to 2001 by 2% a year on average. The research argues that conflict is being fed by economic growth and the proliferation of new borders.

pda.physorg.com/news/2011-06-wars-steadily-century-fed-borders.html

[Avshalom Binyamin]

"One of the key drivers is the number of countries, which has risen dramatically – from 47 in 1870 to 187 in 2001."

So, it appears that "Balkanization" is what is going on here.

[Anonymous]

With the trend only increasing, I wonder what that means for the years ahead? Will the idea of how war is classified change as we enter the era of Technology e.g. Cyberwarfare.

Sidenote: I meant to post this in General Discussion.