Darn that gif was a great argument, im really convinced now.
Wars are mostly fought for economical reasons. Due to globalism war hurts economy more then it gives you anything. If im wrong pls tell me why and dont answer in shitty futurama gifs.
On another note: Anyone here watch Designated Survivor on Netflix? The PC narrative is horrible and really hurts a good show.
The League of Nations was the first attempt and failed hard. The EU, the UN, and all the other pseudo one world government bullshit have been hilariously powerless to prevent conflicts. They failed with Korea. They failed with Vietnam. They failed to calm down the cold war at all. They failed Poland and much of Eastern Europe who they left to be annexed and brutally opressed for decades. They failed in Yugoslavia. They failed in Darfur. They failed in Rwanda. They failed in Iraq (repeatedly) and Kuwait. They failed in Afghanistan. Never in the history of mankind have institutions with such a comprehensive track record of failure accumulated as much power and taxpayer money as the globalist ones today.
There are two and only two reasons we haven't seen World War III:
1) Mutuallly Assured Destruction
and
2) Bypassing all the globalist institutions and their convoluted BS, the direct Washington-Moscow Hotline
Also your premise that war is financially motivated is fundamentally flawed. Financial gain can be a motive, but war is, at its core, about control. Hitler called it Lebensraum (and enforced racial "purity"). The USSR wanted to "export" their revolution. The US and USSR both viewed enforcing their will in Korea and Vietnam as vital national interests. Even Saddam, who was seen as invading Kuwait for thwir oil fields, actually seemed more interested in enforcing perceived ancestral claims on the land. Also just look at how much the US has spent on the "war on terror".
Declaring war in this time period is declaring that in spite of the UN et. al. you believe you have suffficient power to bypass their efforts via force of arms. This is especially true for major powers who know they risk something far more important than money if they escalate a conflict too far; their very existence. This is also why we have seen so many proxy wars as they have been the only means of acquiring "allies" (protectorates in reality) in key areas to project power just like a global game of chess.
WWIII hasnt been prevented by the EU, the UN, or any such body. Its been prevented because no one has attained the confidence that they can escalate a conflict anywhere near that extent without being wiped off the face of the planet.