Will Peace Prevail or Will World War 3 Break Out? - In Three Charts

A recent global poll indicated that 47% of millennials believe World War Three will break out in their lifetimes. But in fact, believe it or not, we’re living in an extraordinarily peaceful time in human history.

So here, in three charts, we ask: are we, as this young generation seems to believe, destined for more war?

Sources:
xMillennials on War, ICRC (2019)
Stephen Pinker
Our World In Data; Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) & Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)