World War 3 is near

[Helloplite]

HollyGamer said:

Helloplite said:

You asked me if I am prepared for war. I told you that I am in fact educating the next generation of army officers, strategists and IR theoreticians. I do not claim to be smart nor to be well-versed in war tactics. Tactics imply a war has actually started. I do understand strategy however, which is not limited to war itself. From a strategic point of view, no country right now has any interest in a 'world war', let alone a 'nuclear war'.

Cold wars are far easier in terms of toll, and can also prove to be far more profitable. 2018 is far removed from the context of early to mid 20th century. Cyberwarfare is far more likely, and it is already happening. The good news is that you won't have to actually fight anywhere as a soldier. Land-based war will soon be obsolete, anyway, aside from intrastate conflict and interventions. Worry more about the spread of private security firms bringing us into new forms of war. 

If no country interested in war,  why china build a large naval fleet and US are increasing  it's Military budget , while Japan re arming them self?

Cold war are far easier agree , but did the cold war ended a long time ago, isn't  the reason why we have proxy war because cold war has ended. 

Yup agree on security firms and cyber warfare. 

No, by definition proxy wars became a thing after world wars stopped being a thing. Proxy wars were very popular during the Cold War. Remember Vietnam? Korea? Afghanistan (not the recent war, the one in late 70s). These were all proxy wars. Syria now is a contemporary proxy war. A proxy war is a civil conflict fuelled by foreign power interests (in this case USA and USSR, or USA and Russia), who support and fund sides of the civil conflict. There may also be some direct involvement but never against the other power. Like in Vietnam, USA fought the Vietcong, and not directly the Soviet Union. Or in Afghanistan in the late 70s, where the Soviet Union fought the Taliban, and USA funded and trained them against the Soviets. This is what a proxy war is. It is not because the Cold War ended, but quite the opposite it is a kind of war that has flourished ever since the Cold War.

Last edited by Helloplite - on 14 April 2018