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If trade can persist in war then by definition trade will not prevent war

If

    A -> B
    not A -> B
then it cannot be said that

    B -> not A


And yet it has prevented a wider military confrontation over Taiwan, Kashmir, North Korea and continental Europe after WWII.


We do not and cannot so trivially assign a reason for the lasting peace since WWII. There are many theories in international relations that propose a cause, and none are currently accepted as being solely correct




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