Dec 19,2014 Open Forum International Peace in Asia: Will it Endure? International Peace in Asia: Will it Endure? 1 Post 1945 Asia has been conflict ridden.2 Between 1945 and 2010, there were a total of 71 major wars (in which battle deaths exceed 1,000), of which 15 were inter-state wars, 47 intrastate wars, 6 wars of liberation against colonial rule, and 3 non-state wars. There were […] Muthiah Alagappa Armed peace , deterrence , international legitimacy , sovereignty , trust-building