From the moment when a person picked up an ordinary stick, he understood one simple truth: aggression towards one's neighbor is the easiest way to achieve the desired political result. At all times, war has been one of the main industries of man. Entire peoples and nations were destroyed so that others could get the desired benefits. Thus, war is the natural desire of man to dominate his own kind.
Why is military aggression needed?
Through war you can get absolute supremacy - this is the key fact for a reasonable person. War can also be seen as a necessary element of human life itself. For example, a resource war will be necessary for a people who have virtually no mineral deposits. From an economic point of view, war can be characterized as a profitable investment that allows in the future to bring not only profit, but also certain intangible benefits: power, primacy, influence, etc.
War Influence Structure
In the theory of state and law, there is a peculiar theory of the origin of the statebuilding. It says that the state as such appeared as a result of violence, that is, through numerous conquests, humanity moved away from the primitive system. All the above facts make it possible to see the actual content of the war as a factor. However, delving into theoretical reflections on the war, many forget to consider it as a process that has a certain impact and consequences. Based on this, the impact and consequences can be considered at three main levels, namely: how the war affects a person, society, and the state. Each factor should be considered in strict sequence, since each structural element is connected to the next, more important one.
The impact of war on a person
The life of any person is full of a huge number of factors that negatively affect his well-being, but there is no such negative factor as war. This factor affects a person with the power of an atomic bomb. First of all, the impact is on mental he alth. In this case, we do not consider trained soldiers, since from the first days of their training they gain all sorts of practical skills that later help them survive.
First of all, war is a huge stress for an ordinary person, regardless of his social or financial status. Military aggression implies the invasion of troops of another power into the territory of a person's native country. Stress will be present under any circumstances, even if the fighting is notconducted in the city of his stay. In this case, the state of a person is comparable to the emotional state of a cat, which was simply thrown into the water. It is this method that most colorfully describes how war affects a person.
But stress is the primary effect. It is usually followed by an overwhelming fear of death or the loss of something or someone close. In this state, all thought processes and vital activity of a person are dulled. After some time, and it is different for each person, almost everyone gets used to the idea of the inevitability of their situation. Fear and stress fade into the background, and a feeling of oppression comes. This effect is especially evident in places of occupation.
The impact of war on children
In the process of considering the topic, the question involuntarily arises of how war affects children. To date, psychological studies conducted with children who grew up or were born during the war have shown the following facts. Depending on the remoteness of the theater of operations, on the place where the child lives, the memories are quite different. The smaller the child, the less noticeable the impact of the war will become for him. Also, a fairly strong factor is the remoteness of the residential area from the combat zone. When a child lives in a place where horror, fear and devastation reign, his nervous system will suffer greatly in the future. It is impossible to say unequivocally how the war affects children. Everything will depend on the concrete fact of life. In the case of children, it is impossible to finda pattern, because a child is not a socially and financially formed person.
The impact of war on society
So, we have learned how war affects a person. The arguments are given above. But a person cannot be considered from the point of view of one individual, because he lives surrounded by other people. How does the war affect the country and the population of this country?
As a geopolitical phenomenon, it has an extremely negative effect. Being in constant panic and fear, the society of a separate country begins to degrade. This is especially evident in the first years of the war. It should be remembered that society is a certain number of people who live in the same territory and are connected with each other by social, economic and cultural relations. In the first years of the war, all these relations completely break down. Society as such ceases to exist altogether. There is a nation, but each individual person loses his social connection. In subsequent years, all of the above ties can be restored, for example, in the form of a guerrilla war. However, in this case, the task of such social ties is formed on the basis of the task set, and it is quite simple - to exclude enemy forces on its territory. Also in the first years of the war there will be a rise in antisocial elements. Cases of looting, banditry and other crimes among the population will become more frequent.
How war affects the state
From the point of view of international law, a declaration of war entails a break in diplomatic and consularrelations. During hostilities, states do not use the norms of international law, but the norms of international humanitarian law. We should also not forget about the reaction of the international community to the outbreak of war. Warlike countries are singled out, and assistance to them can be provided exclusively by world intergovernmental organizations, such as the UN, the OSCE and others. Of course, ordinary countries can also provide assistance, but in this case it will be regarded as the acceptance of one of the belligerents. In addition to purely legal consequences, hostilities cause enormous damage to the country's population, which is declining due to increased mortality.
You must also consider how the war affects the economy of the country. When the state conducts full-front military operations, taking into account the mobilization of the entire array of armed forces, the country's economy involuntarily begins to work for the war process as a whole. Very often, enterprises that were previously engaged in the manufacture of any civilian items or equipment change their qualifications and begin to manufacture the necessary military items. Also, a huge amount of money is spent on the war. Even taking into account the final positive result - victory - it cannot be said that the war is a positive factor for the economy.
Thus, the answer to the question of how the war affects the country is rather ambiguous. The state and its economy are inextricably linked, but the consequences of the influence of military operations are completely different.
Conclusion
The article examined how war affects a person, society and the state. Considering all the above arguments, it is safe to say that any impact of the war will be extremely negative.
