TY - JOUR AU - Lomia, Ekaterine PY - 2020/12/23 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Historical Perspectives of War, Conflict, and Intervention and their Transformation in the Twenty-First Century JF - International Journal of Social, Political and Economic Research JA - Ijosper VL - 7 IS - 4 SE - Articles DO - 10.46291/IJOSPERvol7iss4pp927-938 UR - https://ijosper.uk/index.php/i/article/view/102 SP - 927-938 AB - <p>Throughout the historic development, conflicts have constantly existed in all the countries of the world and every level of society. Civilization’s perpetual struggle for freedom, independence, justice, and self-determination has many times grown into a direct or indirect confrontation between the opposing sides. However, World War I and World War II were one of the major transformative events in the history of the twentieth century, which resulted in the deaths of millions of humans and numerous destructive consequences. Furthermore, the wars and their results have fundamentally changed the World Order in post-war Europe and the US.  The article aims at providing a better understanding of the phenomenon of war, conflict, and intervention. It also seeks to examine their place in contemporary international relations of today. In particular, the article has aimed to analyze a historical overview of the social, political, and cultural conflicts and studies, how it has been transformed in a modern era of the twenty-first century.  The paper is concluded by highlighting the major principles of the UN on war and intervention since the organization is “Based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all its members”. The norms of the Helsinki Final Act and Just War Theory are also highlighted in the context. This study has been prepared as a result of examining articles and books written by many authors who have influential opinions in the field of wars, conflicts, and interventions. The article is particularly helpful to those scholars interested in peace and conflict studies.</p> ER -