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as posted by the channelIf war is so costly, why do we keep fighting them? We dig into the wars in Iran, Ukraine and Gaza to understand the incentives that lead countries into violence. Today on the show, the five factors that lead to war.
Chris Blattman’s book is Why We FightThe Roots of War and the Paths to Peace () .
Fact checking by Sierra Juarez () .
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