do you find the fazal poast argument an effective critique of goldstein s work why not

Goldstein from his book “Winning the War on War: The Decline of Armed Conflict Worldwide” relies on data, but presents what I think is fair to say is a fairly rosy view of war trends. Fazal and Poast argue the opposite side here: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2019-10-15/war-not-over

Goldstein:

http://gen.lib.rus.ec/search.php?req=Goldstein%2C+Winning+the+War+on+War%3A+The+Decline+of+Armed+Conflict+Worldwide&open=0&res=25&view=simple&phrase=1&column=def

Read their brief critique of the “war in decline” argument and answer:

1. Do you find the Fazal/Poast argument an effective critique of Goldstein’s work? Why/not?

Doesn’t have to be a one page. just a solid answer