Discussion around the ethics of war and atrocities that occur, paralleling events during the Second World War and questioning how people can turn off their moral compass.
The US and China have been in a Cold War for at least four years, with some important differences from the Cold War with the Soviet Union. However, there is a possibility of escalation into a hot war.
The cost of a single life lost in war is often much more than just that one individual. The belief that throwing more soldiers and resources at a problem will solve political issues is shortsighted and ultimately ineffective.
The defeat at the end of World War I led to a culture of resentment and blame in Germany, which manifested in ugly politics and a bankrupted country that couldn't participate in a European order. The United States, under Wilson, tried to shape the peace, crafting a new international order to prevent another global conflict.
The next world war will likely center around resource-rich and strategically important third world countries, and will be fought as a proxy war between the world's largest economies who are banding together.