Source: Sex and the State
by Cathy Reisenwitz
“[T]he last 20-ish years have revealed to everyone (who paid attention and isn’t severely brain-damaged) that global trade does not, in fact, prevent armed conflict or interstate violence on its own. Now, it is a disincentive. It’s also helpful for a bunch of other reasons. But it alone clearly cannot keep leaders from starting wars. As far as I know, no one thing can universally and permanently stop wars. The best we can hope for is doing a bunch of smart things at the same time and hoping it all nets out to reducing the frequency and severity of armed conflicts.” (05/20/26)
https://cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/p/when-goods-cross-borders-sometimes