Social SciencesConflict StudiesPolitical ScienceConflict ResolutionPolitical ViolenceWar StudiesInternational Armed ConflictWar Theory
War can resolve political conflicts and lead to peace, but only after a culminating phase of violence. Resolution occurs when belligerents become exhausted or one wins decisively, requiring continued fighting until a settlement. Military success must fade for accommodation to become more attractive than further combat. Since the establishment of the United Nations and the enshrinement of its charter, war has been regulated.
An unpleasant truth often overlooked is that although war is a great evil, it does have a great virtue: it can resolve political conflicts and lead to peace. This can happen when all belligerents become exhausted or when one wins decisively. Either way the key is that the fighting must continue until a resolution is reached. War brings peace only after passing a culminating phase of violence. Hopes of military success must fade for accommodation to become more attractive than further combat. Since the establishment of the United Nations and the enshrinement