Abstract
The 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War provides an opportunity to take stock of efforts by the international community regarding the prevention of comparable catastrophes. Rethinking the lessons learned from the first global war in the era of increasing globalisation has special significance. Many authors think that the First World War was preceded by the first era of globalisation. Mutual economic interests could not prevent war in the second decade of the 20th century. Growing hostility among states stopped the process of globalisation. Could it happen again? There is no certain answer to this question. With the help of international institutions states have been able to reduce the risks of major conflict. However, the fundamental roots of conflict still exist. The urgent task of establishing a more harmonious relationship among individuals, societies, governance, economy and the environment, is still ahead of us.
Highlights
The 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War provides an opportunity to take stock of efforts by the international community regarding the prevention of comparable catastrophes
Some of them might just have returned from overseas places where they had been driven in the hope of a better future, but the love of their homeland brought them back
Close to 20 million people died in the war
Summary
The 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War provides an opportunity to take stock of efforts by the international community regarding the prevention of comparable catastrophes. Rethinking the lessons learned from the first global war in the era of increasing globalisation has special significance. Many authors think that the First World War was preceded by the first era of globalisation. Mutual economic interests could not prevent war in the second decade of the 20th century. Growing hostility among states stopped the process of globalisation. There is no certain answer to this question. With the help of international institutions states have been able to reduce the risks of major conflict. How- ever, the fundamental roots of conflict still exist. The urgent task of establishing a more harmonious relationship among individuals, societies, governance, economy and the environment, is still ahead of us
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