The New Thirty Years’ War
https://www.project-syndicate.org/c...m-to-be-solved-than-a-condition-to-be-managed
Rundown: The Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) was the last, and most violent of the Religious Wars that erupted in Europe following the Protestant Reformation. The War was mainly fought in (what is now called) Germany, but included nearly every major and minor Kingdom in Europe in one way or the other. It was so deadly that a higher percentage of people died in Germany than when the Bubonic Plagues struck centuries earlier. Many refer to World War 1 & 2 as the Second Thirty's Years' War. It was so awful that by the end of it religion had largely exited politics and intellect in Europe, opening the door for the enlightenment and secular state system which shaped the globe in the coming centuries (for better or worse). This article draws comparisons between what's been going on in the Middle East the past decade or so, and the Thirty Years' War. Ultimately saying things are going to get a lot worse there before they get better....but it might be the only way to free the middle east from the grip that Islam has on it.