Zero-sum game is a mathematical representation in game theory and economic theory of a situation that involves two competing entities, where the result is an advantage for one side and an equivalent loss for the other. This is essentially the approach that particularly the most powerful cultures have pursued historically. That there are a finite amount of resources that a people require and according to the ancient Greek saying, “The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must”. It comes from the historian Thucydides in his work History of the Peloponnesian War (Book 5, 89) during the “Melian Dialogue” in 416 BC, representing a harsh, realistic view of power politics (“might is right”). Two millennia later these views of power politics were again reinforced by Nicolo Machiavelli in his epic book, The Prince (1513), a foundational political treatise arguing that rulers should prioritize maintaining power and state stability over conventional morality. It advises that it is better to be feared than loved, emphasizing that the “ends justify the means” and encouraging ruthless cunning when necessary. Conflict Theory and the Common Enemy Effect offer that societies always require an adversary, particularly to maintain cohesion, foster identity, or manage internal tensions. Ultimately, we require a new adversary since the creation of The War on Terror after September 11, 2001 has had extremely negative results and has brought the world closer to global conflict than away from it. We should understand that the Industrial Revolution and population growth of the last 250 years has put incredible leverage on our natural resources including the air, clean and available water, food, health, energy, and housing. That our primary, collective adversary is ourselves and we should bond around protecting our environment, our natural resources and resist wasteful military conflicts which only exacerbate our problems!