The end of the Cold War was meant to usher in an unprecedented era of world peace.
Yet, three decades of endless conflict have instead left a trail of destruction and barbarism across the globe. Far from being peacemakers, the Western powers carry a blood-soaked record that speaks for itself.
Now, as tensions rise once again in Latin America, Ukraine, and the Middle East, we ask: Why do capitalists go to war?
Is it enough to point to the profits of the arms industry, or is war and militarism rooted more deeply in the very foundations of the capitalist system itself?
