Ep. 67 - Dr. Christopher Blattman on The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace

Dr. Christopher Blattman is the Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at the University of Chicago, studying why some people and societies are poor, unequal, and violent, and how to tackle these issues. Holding a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, his latest book is titled Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace, which draws on decades of economics, political science, psychology, and real-world interventions to lay out the root causes and remedies for war.