Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace Blattman Christopher
Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace Blattman Christopher An acclaimed expert on violence and seasoned peacebuilder explains the five reasons why conflict (rarely) blooms into war,…
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Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace Blattman Christopher
An acclaimed expert on violence and seasoned peacebuilder explains the five reasons why conflict (rarely) blooms into war, and how to interrupt that deadly process.It's easy to overlook the underlying strategic forces of war, to see it solely as a series of errors, accidents, and emotions gone awry. Around the world there are millions of hostile rivalries, yet only a tiny fraction erupt into violence. It's also easy to forget that war shouldn't happen--and most of the time it doesn't.
That's because war is too costly to fight. Too many accounts of conflict forget this.With a counterintuitive approach, Blattman reminds us that most rivals loathe one another in peace. Enemies almost always find it better to split the pie than spoil it or struggle over thin slices.
So, in those rare instances when fighting ensues, we should ask: what kept rivals from compromise?