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May 26, 2022 · In his new book Why We Fight: The Roots of War and The Paths to Peace, Prof. Chris Blattman of the University of Chicago lays out the five main reasons why countries go to war—and why building peace is actually a lot easier than we may think.
Sep 6, 2021 · Books. Did Making the Rules of War Better Make the World Worse? Why efforts to curb the cruelty of military force may have backfired. By Dexter Filkins. September 6, 2021. As we fixate...
- Dexter Filkins
Jul 16, 2013 · Successful war initiation may actually lead to loss of standing in the absence of United Nations’ approval of the military initiative in question. The Anglo-American intervention in Iraq—a war in which territorial conquest was not an issue—is a case in point.
Mar 18, 2022 · Sociology. For three weeks, Ukraine has been engulfed in a war of aggression. While Russian troops are forming around Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, government representatives are simultaneously...
- Theodor Schaarschmidt
Attacks have become less lethal as governments step up counter-terrorism efforts, regional and international coordination, and programmes to prevent and counter violent extremism.
Apr 28, 2022 · Why do governments and private armed groups still resort to violence when it’s so often mutually destructive? That’s the question Chris Blattman’s new book, Why We Fight , seeks to answer.
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May 5, 2017 · Winners absorbed defeat after defeat yet kept fighting, overcoming initial surprise, terrible setbacks and the dash and daring of command ‘genius’. Celebration of genius generals encourages the delusion that modern wars will be short and won quickly, when they are most often long wars of attrition.
