War and Terrorist Threats Notwithstanding, the World Really Is Safer

Andrew Mack, director, Human Security Center, University of British Columbia

The world has become more secure. That's the surprising claim of Human Security Report 2005: War and Peace in the 21st Century, which Mr. Mack and his colleagues have published with Oxford University Press. The report concludes that most forms of political violence have declined significantly since the cold war, thanks largely to United Nations efforts at conflict

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