Judging through the lens of history? A common enemy, and time. If there was another workable solution to the larger problem, they would have found it by now, as many people considerable smarter than me have tried.

No outside factor can build a durable peace, unless that peace is desired from within. Strong-arm tactics from the outside lead to cease fires, not peace. The lid goes back to the pot, but the fire is still there.

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Bit off topic, since I didn’t listen to the audio version, but the Culture series from Banks is fantastic.

The policy is: don’t. No need to rethink anything.