Richard Ned Lebow, "Why Nations Still Fight" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

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Aug 30, 202672:34Science & Medicine

Drawing on an original data set of interventions and wars from 1945 to the current day, as well as numerous short case studies, Richard Ned Lebow offers a novel account of their origins and outcomes - one that emphasises...

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