Many assumes all societies go to war. Not so, says anthropological data.

[TomWilm]

A recurring assumption is that all societies engage in war. However, anthropological data show that this is not the case. In some cases, non-warring societies are organised into peace systems, defined as clusters of neighbouring societies that do not make war with each other, and sometimes not at all.

For example, the Nordic Nations have not warred among each other for over 200 years as they developed “the concept of social peace based on a culture of conflict resolution and societal solidarity”. Over time, the Nordic nations evolved a propensity for peace and strengthened non-warring values that favour negotiation, cooperation, and the rule of law.

The mere existence of peace systems is important because it demonstrates that creating peaceful intergroup relationships is possible whether the social units are tribal societies, nations, or actors within a regional system. A machine learning analysis found non-warring norms, rituals, and values to have the greatest relative importance for a peace system outcome.

These results have policy implications for how to promote and sustain peace, cohesion, and cooperation among neighbouring societies in various social contexts, including among nations. ...

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-020-00692-8

[Blues Heron]

1. And then you have the Bush family

total opposite, dropping bombs at the slightest pretext.

[2naSalit]

2. K&R