It seems much more, that conflicts just shift and find new outlets. In general, conflicts are considered as the opposite of peace, being recognized only, when they reveal as wars.
Mankind still lives very inconsiderate.
Only some years ago, world was focusing on international disarmament conferences, today we are much more concerned with conferences, dealing with global problems, being essential for the whole world. International ecology groups as well as political parties are developing concepts for the maintaining of natural resources, that way indicating very clearly, that our environment is definitely endangered and that it will be the essential problem of our and the following generations. Peace is not only the absence of war. Peace is so much more. The authors are considering in their article a problem, that is waiting for new concepts and solutions.