The unusual thing about peace is that its true worth is realised only in times of war. As the horrors of the wars begin to fade away from the memoirs, people begin to actively devalue the efforts for peace. this is the true challenge to peace to convince people that war is the worst option. A look at the list of non-fiction booker prize for the last two decades shows a shift from topics of history to that of health and ecology. this brings up an important question. the generation which was apart of the greatest wars ( the military world wars and the strategic cold war) have begun to recede away from the limelight. the modern writers chose to adorn the more sophisticated needs of survivals. A shift from human emotions of anger, revenge and hatred to that of care, concern and altruism.
The results of wars, namely democracy and globalism, have begun to wear away as the great wars move deeper in history textbooks. "democracy survives on the virtues of the defeated". As long as the defeated see a chance of them coming back to power, they have any profit in holding on to this machinery, else, its the old way to acquire power. Also, the fact that devoid of political correctness, democracy is merely a rule by the majority. this is what breeds a systematic process of discrimination and radicalisation of the minority, the ends of which are either genocide or a radical population. the recent rise of the right around the world also indicates that unless countered by the intellectuals we will soon have civil issues around the globe.
And so is the case with globalisation. One of the goals of globalisation (apart from its apparent economic boon) is that it couples one economy to others. So much so, that turmoil in one country is likely to affect the growth of others, so they would actively push each other towards a peaceful administration. the greatest challenge, however, comes at a point when a calamity strikes. Although the economy is dear to people, there are a few other things people hold dearer. And in such times the humanitarian need of globalisation takes the centre stage.