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Why We Fight, With Christopher Blattman

Big Brains

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The Five Main Reasons We Slip Into War

Blattman says that we have been misled into thinking that war is inevitable and hopeless but more often than not enemies loathe one another in peace. He's built models to explain why war is rare. Using these models he has identified the five main reasons we slip into war and the three roads that lead to peace.

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