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==Origin==

==Origin==

[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''werre'', from Anglo-French ''werre'', ''guerre'', of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German ''werra'' strife; akin to Old High German ''werran'' to [[confuse]]

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''werre'', from Anglo-French ''werre'', ''guerre'', of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German ''werra'' strife; akin to Old High German ''werran'' to [[confuse]]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century 12th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century 12th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1a (1) : a state of usually open and declared armed hostile [[conflict]] between states or [[nations]] (2) : a period of such armed conflict (3) : [[state]] of war

*1a (1) : a state of usually open and declared armed hostile [[conflict]] between states or [[nations]] (2) : a period of such armed conflict (3) : [[state]] of war

*2a : a state of hostility, conflict, or [[antagonism]]

*2a : a state of hostility, conflict, or [[antagonism]]

:b : a [[struggle]] or [[competition]] between opposing forces or for a particular end <a class war> <a war against [[disease]]>  

:b : a [[struggle]] or [[competition]] between opposing forces or for a particular end <a class war> <a war against [[disease]]>  

<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''War''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:War '''''this link'''''].</center>

<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''War''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:War '''''this link'''''].</center>

==Description==

==Description==

'''War''' is an organised and often prolonged armed [[conflict]] that is carried out by states and/or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-state_actors non-state actors]. It is characterised by [[extreme]] [[violence]], social disruption, and [[economic]] [[destruction]]. War should be understood as an actual, [[intentional]] and widespread armed conflict between political [[communities]], and therefore is defined as a form of political [[violence]] or intervention. The set of [[techniques]] used by a group to carry out war is known as warfare. An [[absence]] of war is usually called [[peace]].

'''War''' is an organised and often prolonged armed [[conflict]] that is carried out by states and/or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-state_actors non-state actors]. It is characterised by [[extreme]] [[violence]], social disruption, and [[economic]] [[destruction]]. War should be understood as an actual, [[intentional]] and widespread armed conflict between political [[communities]], and therefore is defined as a form of political [[violence]] or intervention. The set of [[techniques]] used by a group to carry out war is known as warfare. An [[absence]] of war is usually called [[peace]].

In 2003, Nobel Laureate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_E._Smalley Richard E. Smalley] identified war as the sixth (of ten) biggest [[problem]] facing the [[society]] of mankind for the next fifty years. In the 1832 treatise ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_War On War]'', Prussian military general and theoretician [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_von_Clausewitz Carl von Clausewitz] defined war as follows: "War is thus an [[act]] of [[force]] to compel our [[enemy]] to do our will."

In 2003, Nobel Laureate [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_E._Smalley Richard E. Smalley] identified war as the sixth (of ten) biggest [[problem]] facing the [[society]] of mankind for the next fifty years. In the 1832 treatise ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_War On War]'', Prussian military general and theoretician [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_von_Clausewitz Carl von Clausewitz] defined war as follows: "War is thus an [[act]] of [[force]] to compel our [[enemy]] to do our will."

While some [[scholars]] see warfare as an inescapable and integral aspect of [[human]] nature, others argue that it is only [[inevitable]] under certain socio-cultural or ecological circumstances. Some scholars argue that the [[practice]] of war is not linked to any single type of [[political]] organization or society. Rather, as discussed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Keegan John Keegan] in his ''History of Warfare'', war is a [[universal]] [[phenomenon]] whose form and scope is defined by the society that wages it. Another [[argument]] suggests that since there are human societies in which warfare does not exist, humans may not be naturally disposed for warfare, which emerges under particular circumstances. The ever changing [[technologies]] and potentials of war extend along a historical continuum. At the one end lies the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endemic_warfare endemic warfare] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleolithic Paleolithic] with its stones and clubs, and the naturally limited loss of life associated with the use of such [[weapons]]. Found at the other end of this continuum is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_warfare nuclear warfare], along with the recently developed possible outcome of its use, namely the potential [[risk]] of the complete [[extinction]] of the human [[species]].

While some [[scholars]] see warfare as an inescapable and integral aspect of [[human]] nature, others argue that it is only [[inevitable]] under certain socio-cultural or ecological circumstances. Some scholars argue that the [[practice]] of war is not linked to any single type of [[political]] organization or society. Rather, as discussed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Keegan John Keegan] in his ''History of Warfare'', war is a [[universal]] [[phenomenon]] whose form and scope is defined by the society that wages it. Another [[argument]] suggests that since there are human societies in which warfare does not exist, humans may not be naturally disposed for warfare, which emerges under particular circumstances. The ever changing [[technologies]] and potentials of war extend along a historical continuum. At the one end lies the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endemic_warfare endemic warfare] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleolithic Paleolithic] with its stones and clubs, and the naturally limited loss of life associated with the use of such [[weapons]]. Found at the other end of this continuum is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_warfare nuclear warfare], along with the recently developed possible outcome of its use, namely the potential [[risk]] of the complete [[extinction]] of the human [[species]].

The deadliest war of the 21st century, in terms of cumulative number of deaths since start, is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Congo_War Second Congo War], with 3–5 million deaths since 1998, although it was nearly invisible in non-African media.[8] As of 2013, the largest ongoing conflicts in terms of deaths are the Mexican Drug War and the Syrian civil war.

The deadliest war of the 21st century, in terms of cumulative number of deaths since start, is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Congo_War Second Congo War], with 3–5 million deaths since 1998, although it was nearly invisible in non-African media.[8] As of 2013, the largest ongoing conflicts in terms of deaths are the Mexican Drug War and the Syrian civil war.