Vale, Peter Christopher JuliusMaré, Gerhard2025-05-272025-05-272024-12Vale, P. & Maré, G. 2024, 'Editorial : Why is the world at war', Acta Academica, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 180-183, doi : 10.38140/aa.v56i2.8963.0587-2405 (print)2415-0479 (online)10.38140/aa.v56i2.8963http://hdl.handle.net/2263/102526We, the editors of this Platform, were born while a strain of ‘world order’ was being birthed. It lasted for over seventy years but is said to be collapsing in the face of war and the talk of war. It took form in the years following World War II. Although it has shaped our lives, we were too young to understand the establishment of institutions and ideas.en© Creative Commons With Attribution (CC-BY)EditorialWorld at warSocietal challengesWarGlobal changeCrisis of the commonsArticle