Nat Johnson

The "End of War" as a concept is an unproductive reductionist framework which obscures more then it illuminates. It is a complex part of a dynamic process subject to interactive feedback and homeostatic elements in the universe of human behaviors. Peace and war are just part of the dynamics of group interactions that shape and are shaped by cultural and environmental influences. It needs to be approached in an interdisciplinary way. Whether primates, ants or other organisms engage in war are wholly misdirected approaches to examining the human issues around conflict.