War can be defined as a struggle of an individual or group to uphold their beliefs or current position. This struggle becomes a problem to society when it involves violence, infringement of human rights, discrimination or innocent bystanders. Unfortunately, these are the same elements that are used to provide justifications for wars. Whether the purpose given to society is true or merely a petty excuse used by respective leaders to salvage what is left of their reputation, one thing is certain, the cycle of violence will live on unless some trust can be forged among leaders.
For many years the United Nations has tried to form alliances and peace agreements among nations for the "greater good" but the organization is slowly beginning to have no effect. It seems that magnitude fades with multitude. The peace treaties are violated only a few days after they have been enforced. Usually, the arguments of the nations involved are based on the existence of bias within the treaty.......
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