When you think about it, there have been no wars. All conflicts have their origins in their predecessors. Take the Cold War. A layman will tell you that it started because the Soviet Union and United States, the last two superpowers after the Second World War, began to vie for power, but that is only partially true. The Cold War started as soon as Germany invaded Russia, even if nobody knew it yet. Responding to the attack, Russia invaded Nazi-occupied Europe, and carved up Germany along east/west lines. After the war, there was no way that Russia could be satisfied with just these gains – and Britain and America would never allow this to happen either. It wasn’t just about strength, either – it was about ideology. Communism vs. capitalism. Autocracy vs. democracy. East vs. west. And so we