Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace Book by Chris Blattman

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✅ Stitched Binding

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✅ Language - English

✅ Dimensions - 5.5 x 8.26 inches

✅ Pages Amount 454

✅ Summary -

In Why We Fight, Chris Blattman argues that because war is incredibly costly and ruinous, peace is actually the default state of human affairs—even between bitter rivals who prefer compromise over destruction. War only occurs when the normal mechanisms of bargaining break down due to five specific factors: unchecked leaders who do not bear the costs of conflict, intangible incentives like ideology or revenge, uncertainty about an opponent’s true strength, commitment problems caused by shifting power dynamics, and psychological misperceptions. Consequently, path to peace does not require universal harmony, but rather focused, practical interventions—such as institutional checks on power, mediation to reduce uncertainty, and localized economic incentives—that restore the rational guardrails of compromise.