Why Do Wars Never End?
written by Ko Yunseo In the last decade, many wars have happened, and they're affecting many aspects of our lives. One of them, the Iranian war and its effect is visible even in Korea, a significantly far place from Iran. In detail, this war is not only affecting the Iranian people, but also people worldwide. It caused oil prices and exchange rates to rise. On February 28, 2026, a full-scale conflict erupted as the U.S. and Israel launched bombardments against Iran to prevent its imminent completion of nuclear weapons. This military intervention was further driven by a commitment to regime change, following international condemnation of severe human rights violations during the early 2026 Iranian protests. What should the international organizations and other governments do to solve this problem? Political realism and liberalism offer us different analyses. Political realism views the international world as a state of anarchy, without any central government. According to it, the m...