Staying on a war footing seems like such tremendously futile effort. After nearly two and a half decades, you'd think all the parties would understand the situation cannot be improved by a resumption of violence. There must be a reason the problems haven't been solved.
It might be because there are many who benefit by continuing a war. They are the ones positioned to lose a lot if peace breaks out. Arms are costly and selling them lucrative. For continued development of an up-to-date arsenal, it's necessary to constantly clear out old munitions. Additionally, leaders can hide all sorts of evils behind the mask of a war effort. In fact, some rulers legitimacy depends on the struggle itself. More importantly, power brokers have far less to answer for when constant war occupies citizens' minds.
Lest you think I writing about problems that can only occur in tiny, relatively poor nations, stop and ask how many years the United States has been in a state of war during these same 25 years?