Nationalism and War in the 21st‐Century Europe
Journal: JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies
Year: 2025

Since the end of WWII, many analysts were adamant that Europe is a continent of peace and geopolitical stability. The influential authors were arguing that warfare is experiencing a historical decline and that many forms of organised violence belong to the dustbin of European history. The leading scholars of organised violence tended to focus on civil wars, revolutions and insurgencies on other continents. The dominant view was that Europe is unlikely to face a major interstate war. A very simil