Is War Going Out of Style?

The World

How is this for a bit of good news? Wars may be going out of style.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Joshua Goldstein of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, about his book “Winning the War on War: The Decline of Armed Conflict Worldwide.”

Goldstein says war may not be inevitable.

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