There is no surprise that wars can bring additional financial burden and political division to any nation today. After seeing the political fall-out between the two parties in the US, which was majorly related to the war in Ukraine, little by little, the US is sending strong signals to the world - US is done with involving itself with unnecessary wars. How should we understand the real purposes of avoiding wars today? Should the US put more efforts in handling domestic conflict?

Dr. Dan Reiter is the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Political Science at Emory University. His scholarly interests include interstate conflict, gender and international relations, civil-military relations, alliances, military effectiveness, public opinion and foreign policy, war termination, and others.