A History of Warfare, and the Drugs That Fuel It

Historians have explored warfare through just about every lens imaginable. But leave it to political scientist and Watson Faculty Peter Andreas to use the lens you haven’t considered: drugs. On this episode Sarah talks with Peter about his newest book ‘Killer High: A History of War in Six Drugs.’ In it, he writes how these drugs - from coffee to opium -- have affected how, and why, we fight. You can see the Watson Institute’s recent panel discussion about the book here. You can learn more about and purchase 'Killer High' here. You can learn more about Watson’s other podcasts here.

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Historians have explored warfare through just about every lens imaginable. But leave it to political scientist and Watson Faculty Peter Andreas to use the lens you haven’t considered: drugs. On this episode Sarah talks with Peter about his newest book ‘Killer High: A History of War in Six Drugs.’ In it, he writes how these drugs - from coffee to opium -- have affected how, and why, we fight. You can see the Watson Institute’s recent panel discussion about the book here: [https://watson.brown.edu/events/2020/peter-andreas-killer-high-history-war-six-drugs] You can learn more about and purchase 'Killer High' here: [https://www.amazon.com/Killer-High-History-War-Drugs/dp/0190463015] You can read a transcript of this episode here: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jEGDGbYVk1g28Kn7PgubXkVpeg9wXa4W/view?usp=sharing]

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