A; what do you think are the main causes of war today?
B: I'd say the main reason is poverty. Countries and their people get frustrated because they have so little. If their neighbors have some resources, they try to steal them by military force.
A: it seems that a lot of wars nowadays are really civil wars. People from different ethnic groups in the same country sometimes fight for power in that country.
B; several of those civil wars have been going on for years and years. It seems they will never end.
A; how do you think they could be ended?
B; I don't think that there is any easy way. The united nations could send peacekeepers into the country. At least then the warring parties could be forced to negotiate. The thing is to find the real problem form the war and solve that.
A; so, if the cause is poverty, there should be a programme to make the country richer. If the problem is resources, share them.
B; it sounds easy when you say it like that. In reality, it's harder to make peace between countries.
A; yes. It is. One way to stop countries fighting is to cut off their financial support. Wars are very expensive.
B; the problem is that many poor people might suffer.
