Another important factor is the apparent consensus among Western great powers that military force is no longer an effective tool of resolving disputes among their peers. This "subset" of great powers – France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States – consider maintaining a "state of peace" as desirable. As evidence, Baron outlines that since the Cuban missile crisis (1962) during the Cold War, these influential Western nations have resolved all disputes among the great powers peacefully at the United Nations and other forums of international discussion. COUNT 4
QSN1 What formerly effective tool for international disputes is no longer effective among peer powers? ANS1 military force QSN2 What great powers have maintained peace? ANS2 France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States QSN3 Where have the powers maintained peace in recent years? ANS3 United Nations and other forums QSN4 What was the last crisis during cold war to escalate world powers? ANS4 Cuban missile crisis (1962