'''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 [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]]. |