https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2011/11/03/the-indispensables/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:37:21 -0400<![CDATA[What has kept the peace in the last 70 years, such that battlefield deaths declined from an average of 60 per 100,000 in the 20th century to three tenths of a person per 100,000 today? How can we account for the fact that nearly three generations of men have not had to fight a general war? Was peace maintained by the Pax Americana? Or the stability of the bipolar world? Could the United States standing guard from the inner German border to the Korean DMZ have had anything to do with it? No. It was none of these. The truth is we owe it all to the Euro. French President Sarkozy explains:]]>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:05:43 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2011/11/03/the-indispensables-n191086