Still following the post in the link above check below a most interesting article just published in Nature, about the inadequacy of the traditional world order where governments invest heavily in building arsenals to safeguard their nations. This contrast raises critical questions about the efficacy of prioritizing military might in addressing the genuine needs of people:
“The old world order, in which governments build arsenals to protect the state, is clearly not delivering what people need. According to the Global Peace Index levels of peace have fallen…The drop in peace levels is despite an increase in military spending globally, to a record US$1.9 trillion...it would cost 1% of global GDP per year to implement the 2015 Paris climate agreement, and 5% of global GDP each year across many sectors to implement the SDGs by 2030...” https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02460-9
