Absurd question, I know. Yet, a column in The Tyee, a British Columbian online newspaper, makes the argument that yes, war is over. According to the columnist, war has become obsolete as a way to solve problems.
He raises some good points such as that due to the prevalence of small arms, suicide bombers and other means of waging guerilla combat (most people call it “guerilla warfare”), it has become extremely difficult if not impossible to win a war through conventional military means.
I think he’s arguing that conventional warfare is dead, not warfare in general. He also focuses on strongly asymmetrical forms of warfare, where both sides have such different capabilities that they cannot even relate to each other, and each fights in the way to which he is most accustomed and suited for. This is not always the case today, but it is definitely becoming more usual.
There is a good discussion going on at The Tyee though. Take a look. It touches on one of the most interesting questions in military affairs today.
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