EPISODE · Jun 22, 2026 · 40 MIN
Why Nations still fight?
from Pomodoro Breaks · host Panigrahi Nirma
In Why Nations Still Fight, Richard Ned Lebow shatters the illusion that war is rational. Drawing on data since 1945, he reveals a shocking truth: those who start wars almost always lose militarily and politically. Driven by arrogance and reckless miscalculation, great powers continue to resort to force, ignoring decades of failure. Lebow argues we need an irrationalist theory to explain why leaders keep making the same fatal mistakes despite the evidence.
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In Why Nations Still Fight, Richard Ned Lebow shatters the illusion that war is rational. Drawing on data since 1945, he reveals a shocking truth: those who start wars almost always lose militarily and politically. Driven by arrogance and reckless miscalculation, great powers continue to resort to force, ignoring decades of failure. Lebow argues we need an irrationalist theory to explain why leaders keep making the same fatal mistakes despite the evidence.
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