Wars steadily increase for over a century, fed by more borders and cheaper conflict
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 10:50
in Psychology & Sociology
(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.