Root causes of War
Root causes of war
1. Culture of violence
The culture of violence pervades our society, glorifying war rather than educating for peace, nonviolence, and international cooperation.
2. Globalization
Economic globalization has marginalized broad sections of the world’s population, further widening the gap between rich and poor.
3. Use of environmental resources
The use of environmental resources is neither sustainable nor un-equitable. The world’s dominant consumers are overwhelmingly concentrated among the well off, but the environmental damage from it falls most severely on the poor.
4.Colonialism and neo-colonialism
Indigenous and un-represented peoples are suffering from the suppression of their right to self-determination, ethnic and cultural genocide, the violation of their cultural, language and religious freedoms, and the militarisation and nuclearisation of their lives, lands and waters.
5. Racial, ethnic, religious, and gender intolerance
Ethnic, religious and racial intolerance, and nationalism are among the principal sources of modern armed conflict.
6. Gender injustice
The costs of the machismo that still pervades most societies are high for men whose choices are limited by this standard, and for women who experience continual violence both in war and in peace.
7. Lack of protection and respect for children & youth
Children and youth continue to be exploited and victimized, particularly in violent conflict situations where harming children have become not only a consequence, but frequently a strategy of war.
8. Lack of democracy and just global governance
The promotion of democracy at all levels of society is a prerequisite for replacing the rule of force with the rule of law.
9. Belief that violence and warfare are inherent in human nature
It is commonly assumed that violence and warfare are inherent in human nature.
10. Local community violence
Violence in local communities paves the way for conflicts at national and international levels.
11. Religions
Religions have been a cause of war. Religion can cause wars if the nations involved cannot agree on what is morally right or wrong. Religious texts, customs, beliefs and ways of life may prohibit compromising with another nation or force.
12. They have or perceive no other options for resolving differences or grievances.
13. They face an immediate or perceived threat from an aggressor.
14. They want something that another nation has, such as land, a kind of wealth, etc.
15. An immediate need for essential provisions for survival (food, water, and shelter) may push a nation to go to war in order to secure these resources. For example, if a nation gets its water supply from a single river, and an enemy force captures that river, that nation would then go to war for the purpose of securing that river again so it can continue to use it as its water supply.
16. Areas of a country (such as provinces, states, and colonies) may choose to fight for their independence from that country.
17. A long standing hatred between nations that has built up over a number of years (rivalry or other antagonisms).
18. Belief in one nation's or race's superiority over others may cause wars as that group attempts to cast aside people it sees as inferior.
19. Ideological differences can often trigger conflict in a manner similar to religion. For example, Nazism's hatred of Communism contributed to the outbreak of war between Germany and the Soviet Union during the Second World War. The Sino-Soviet Split nearly became an armed conflict between the Soviet Union and China over the goals of Communism.
20. Some nations may wish to pursue global domination, but all historical attempts at this have failed.
1. Culture of violence
The culture of violence pervades our society, glorifying war rather than educating for peace, nonviolence, and international cooperation.
2. Globalization
Economic globalization has marginalized broad sections of the world’s population, further widening the gap between rich and poor.
3. Use of environmental resources
The use of environmental resources is neither sustainable nor un-equitable. The world’s dominant consumers are overwhelmingly concentrated among the well off, but the environmental damage from it falls most severely on the poor.
4.Colonialism and neo-colonialism
Indigenous and un-represented peoples are suffering from the suppression of their right to self-determination, ethnic and cultural genocide, the violation of their cultural, language and religious freedoms, and the militarisation and nuclearisation of their lives, lands and waters.
5. Racial, ethnic, religious, and gender intolerance
Ethnic, religious and racial intolerance, and nationalism are among the principal sources of modern armed conflict.
6. Gender injustice
The costs of the machismo that still pervades most societies are high for men whose choices are limited by this standard, and for women who experience continual violence both in war and in peace.
7. Lack of protection and respect for children & youth
Children and youth continue to be exploited and victimized, particularly in violent conflict situations where harming children have become not only a consequence, but frequently a strategy of war.
8. Lack of democracy and just global governance
The promotion of democracy at all levels of society is a prerequisite for replacing the rule of force with the rule of law.
9. Belief that violence and warfare are inherent in human nature
It is commonly assumed that violence and warfare are inherent in human nature.
10. Local community violence
Violence in local communities paves the way for conflicts at national and international levels.
11. Religions
Religions have been a cause of war. Religion can cause wars if the nations involved cannot agree on what is morally right or wrong. Religious texts, customs, beliefs and ways of life may prohibit compromising with another nation or force.
12. They have or perceive no other options for resolving differences or grievances.
13. They face an immediate or perceived threat from an aggressor.
14. They want something that another nation has, such as land, a kind of wealth, etc.
15. An immediate need for essential provisions for survival (food, water, and shelter) may push a nation to go to war in order to secure these resources. For example, if a nation gets its water supply from a single river, and an enemy force captures that river, that nation would then go to war for the purpose of securing that river again so it can continue to use it as its water supply.
16. Areas of a country (such as provinces, states, and colonies) may choose to fight for their independence from that country.
17. A long standing hatred between nations that has built up over a number of years (rivalry or other antagonisms).
18. Belief in one nation's or race's superiority over others may cause wars as that group attempts to cast aside people it sees as inferior.
19. Ideological differences can often trigger conflict in a manner similar to religion. For example, Nazism's hatred of Communism contributed to the outbreak of war between Germany and the Soviet Union during the Second World War. The Sino-Soviet Split nearly became an armed conflict between the Soviet Union and China over the goals of Communism.
20. Some nations may wish to pursue global domination, but all historical attempts at this have failed.
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