There's a great recent example of this. Two weeks into, the two weeks after russia invaded ukraine, india accidentally launched a cruise missile at pakeston. And common su righ. We didn't none of us right about this. I mean, some people rigt it did. It did appear most of us, most people haven't heard this.
It's tempting to explain Russia's invasion of Ukraine with Putin's megalomania. Economist Chris Blattman of the University of Chicago talks about his book Why We Fight with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Blattman explains why only a fraction of rivalries ever erupt into violence, the five main reasons adversaries can't arrive at compromise, and the problem with trying to get into Putin's head (and why it's not all about Putin. Really).