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  1. A perpetual war, endless war or forever war is a lasting state of war with no clear conditions that would lead to its conclusion. These wars are usually situations of ongoing tension that may escalate at any moment, similar to the Cold War.
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    Perpetual war - Wikipedia

    A perpetual war, endless war or forever war is a lasting state of war with no clear conditions that would lead to its conclusion. These wars are usually situations of ongoing tension that may escalate at any moment, similar to the Cold War. From the late 20th century, the concepts have been used to critique the … See more

    Poor military planning is one of the major reasons that a forever war can occur. If the territory gained in a war is not occupied or … See more

    The economic make-up of the 5th century BC Athens-led Delian League also bears resemblance to the economic ramifications of preparing for … See more

    Sun Tzu
    Ancient war advisor Sun Tzu expressed views in the 6th century BC about perpetual war. The following quotation from chapter 2, … See more

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    The concept of a perpetual war has been used since opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War. James Pinckney Harrison argues in The Endless War: Fifty Years of Struggle in Vietnam (1981) that the Vietnam War was "endless" due to … See more

    • In George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, the three superstates of the world, Eurasia, Oceania and Eastasia, are said to be in a perpetual state of war with each other. The … See more

    • Homeland Security: When The Phoenix Comes Home To Roost, by Douglas Valentine.
    • The Eternal War Parade, from Intervention Magazine.
    • The State, by Randolph Bourne – origin of the phrase, "war is … See more

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  3. How Perpetual War Became U.S. Ideology - The Atlantic

    May 11, 2011 · The United States has found itself in a seemingly endless series of wars over the past two decades. Despite frequent opposition by the party …

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  4. How the U.S. Normalized War - Foreign Policy

    Sep 24, 2021 · In a new book, a Yale historian argues that Washington is setting a dangerous international precedent for permanent war.

  5. For Hamas, Everything Is Going According to Plan - The Atlantic

  6. Behind Hamas’s Bloody Gambit to Create a …

    Nov 8, 2023 · “I hope that the state of war with Israel will become permanent on all the borders, and that the Arab world will stand with us,” Taher El-Nounou, a Hamas media adviser, told The Times.

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  8. The Risks of Permanent War | RAND - RAND Corporation

    Sep 28, 2018 · While many observers use “forever war” to describe America's intervention in Afghanistan, the term increasingly, and concerningly, seems to characterize a core component of U.S. foreign policy.

  9. The Risks of Permanent War - justsecurity.org

  10. Brave New Ukraine - Foreign Affairs

    Apr 19, 2024 · After more than two years fighting one of the world’s most powerful armies, Ukraine has enacted a new mobilization law—a move hailed by the West as an urgent reform.

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