Chapter 15 is entitled Wars of Religion and the Clash of Worldviews. The main subject of this chapter is that the country’s rights and interests were defended and expanded across Europe following decades of religious wars leading to a more secular society. The authors’ purpose in this chapter is to argue that decades of religious wars across Europe led to the defense of the interests of European countries over submission to religious expectations.1 One piece of key evidence that the authors’ use to support their case is the legal scholar Hugo Grotius, whose work The Laws of War and Peace, while condemned by the church, argued that the treatment of prisoners of war and the establishment of peace treaties should be overseen by international
