By signing the Manifest to Make War Obsolete, you show public support for global leaders who are willing and able to buils the foundations of a global constitution that can make war obsolete.

This is not a protest, and it is not directed against anyone. It is a public sign of hope - and a clear signal that leaders who choose collaboration over fear, division and war do not stand alone.

1. War is not inevitable — it is a system failure

Humans possess both cooperative and aggressive tendencies. War emerges when systems reward, organize, and legitimize aggression, scaling it into collective and sustained violence. Because humans designed these systems, humans can redesign them. War is not a law of nature nor a biological necessity. There are, and always have been, stable societies without war. War is therefore not an inescapable fate, but a system failure that can be corrected.

2. Humanity comes before national borders

When national interests threaten human survival, dignity, or the future of our planet, those interests must give way. Absolute national sovereignty cannot coexist with lasting peace.

3. Real security cannot be built on fear

Systems that rely on threat, violence, or deterrence keep the world permanently on the edge of war. True security comes from cooperation, transparency, and shared responsibility.

4. Unchecked power always leads to harm

Military, economic, or technological power without global rules and democratic limits will eventually be abused. Peace requires power to be constrained beyond national borders.

5. Leadership means accepting sacrifice

Real leadership is not about protecting position or advantage. It is about being willing to lose power, popularity, or privilege when the common good demands it.

6. Peace needs structures, not just good intentions

Hope, dialogue, and treaties matter — but they are not enough. Peace lasts only when strong institutions are designed to prevent conflicts from becoming wars.

7. Law must matter more than strength

As long as the strongest can ignore the rules, war remains possible. Peace requires laws that apply to everyone, even when that is uncomfortable.

8. Peace belongs to all of us

Governments cannot create peace alone. Citizens, organizations, and businesses share responsibility and must choose constitutional solutions over violence.

9. Ending war takes time — but excuses are not acceptable

Moving beyond war will be difficult and gradual. But every step must clearly reduce the systems that make war possible. Doing nothing is not an option.

10. The future has a voice today

War steals from future generations their right to safety and dignity. Protecting that future must be part of how we govern today.

By supporting this manifesto, we recognize that making war obsolete is not about moral perfection, but about building better systems — together.