Winning the War on War: The Decline of Armed Conflict Worldwide-Fast Shipping

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“The most important political book of the year.”—Gregg Easterbrook, author of The Progress Paradox

Everyone knows: wars are getting worse, more civiliansare dying, and peacemaking achieves nothing, right? Wrong.

Despite all the bad-news headlines,peacekeeping is working. Fewer wars are starting, more are ending, andthose that remain are smaller and more localized. But peace doesn’t just happen;it needs to be put into effect. Moreover, understanding the global decline inarmed conflict is crucial as America shifts to an era of lower military budgetsand operations.

Preeminent scholar of international relations, JoshuaGoldstein, definitively illustrates how decades of effort by humanitarian aidagencies, popular movements—and especially the United Nations—have made ameasureable difference in reducing violence in our times. Goldstein shows how wecan continue building on these inspiring achievements to keep winning the war onwar.

This updated andrevised edition includes more information on a post-9-11 world, and is a perfectcompendium for those wishing to learn more about the United States’ armedconflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.