How to End the War on Everything (In Four Complex Steps)

Abstract

Abstract Chapter 9 sets out suggestions for undoing the wreckage of failing systems. Building on the previous two chapters, one crucial change concerns moving from relatively “fixed” to more open knowledge environments, in which dissent can more easily be expressed. Another concerns the specific ways in which the costs and perverse benefits of the wars can be tracked and contested, including through the creative building of coalitions. There is hope and inspiration to be found here, especially when comparatively examining how wars and security systems have been challenged in recent years. However, in looking at dismantling these various war and security systems, one must also take account of their remarkable resilience.