A) Showing a chart of war deaths per 100,000 is a little misleading, as the world is experiencing a population explosion. Since the number of countries or “factions” is essentially fixed, one would expect a reduction in these numbers if the amount of conflict & war stays essentially the same.

B) If war is on the decline, how interesting that the spending on war is going up, up, up http://www.globalissues.org/article/75/world-military-spending