The risk of global demilitarization is that it may create power vacuums, which can be exploited by terrorist groups and criminals, further throwing the world into anarchy.
Terrorist groups ‘exploiting power vacuums’, UN chief warns
While the number of deaths from terrorism has declined, the overall threat is far from over, particularly in Africa, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in New York on Wednesday.
Can a state exist without a military in an increasingly divided and heavily militarized world? The answer is “yes.”
Twenty-one sovereign countries – one-ninth of the United Nations’ roster – do not maintain standing armies. Many of them are small island states in the Caribbean and the... Read more
A global demilitarization, while not easily feasible, can be achieved; however, we would need to seriously rethink global relations, starting by ending the ‘us vs. them’ mentality.
Militaries don’t start wars; it is the ego and greed of leaders that do!
The risk of global demilitarization is that it may create power vacuums, which can be exploited by terrorist groups and criminals, further throwing the world into anarchy.
It is possible and not without a precedent.
A global demilitarization, while not easily feasible, can be achieved; however, we would need to seriously rethink global relations, starting by ending the ‘us vs. them’ mentality.
We need this more than ever; wars and conflicts are breaking out in every corner of the world.