The big loser is Asia. Heavily dependent on oil going through Hormuz.

> After the violence wracked 20th century I was hopeful the 21st century would be a bit more enlightened

People hope for that every century.

> People hope for that every century

And statistically speaking, we may have achieved it. At least since 1950, possibly since the Industrial Revolution, speculatively for millenia, war has become less lethal [1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Better_Angels_of_Our_Natur...