Warfare is often viewed through a Eurocentric lens, framing conflicts as binary events—war or peace—that oversimplify global realities. Rooted in European concepts (e.g., Westphalian sovereignty, nation-states, formal declarations of war), this view assumes war is a temporary rupture in an otherwise peaceful status quo, followed by negotiations and treaties. However, conflicts from Ukraine to Gaza demonstrate that traditional notions of … Read more The post The Myth of Peace: Imperialism and Control of Occupied Lands from Ukraine to Gaza appeared first on Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University.

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