Is it capitalism or states that must be destroyed in order to get peace, or must both be abolished?

The best critical consideration of the inherent weakness of a federation of states in which the law of the federation has to be enforced on the states who are its members is contained in the Federalist Papers.

External pressure seems to produce internal unity.

In a zero-sum game, the problem is entirely one of distribution, not at all one of production.

War may achieve a redistribution of resources, but labor, not war, creates wealth.

War most often promotes the internal unity of each state involved. The state plagued by internal strife may then, instead of waiting for the accidental attack, seek the war that will bring internal peace.

To build a theory of international relations on accidents of geography and history is dangerous.