The younger generation may not be familiar with the name Thomas Friedman (NYT) as his popularity seemed to peak decades ago but he had this "McDonald's theory of no war" that people quoted:
>In Friedman’s hands, the sophisticated flavors of Cobden and Smith were homogenized into a quick-serve dish, which he called the “Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention.” His thesis, originally expounded in a 1996 column, proposed to explain the decline in war as a result of the expansion of global capitalism: “No two countries that both have a McDonald’s have ever fought a war against each other.” -- from : https://archive.ph/lNwNQ
Moscow Russia has McDonald's. Kyiv Ukraine also has McDonald's. Well, here we are.
>In Friedman’s hands, the sophisticated flavors of Cobden and Smith were homogenized into a quick-serve dish, which he called the “Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention.” His thesis, originally expounded in a 1996 column, proposed to explain the decline in war as a result of the expansion of global capitalism: “No two countries that both have a McDonald’s have ever fought a war against each other.” -- from : https://archive.ph/lNwNQ
Moscow Russia has McDonald's. Kyiv Ukraine also has McDonald's. Well, here we are.