What Iran teaches us about why wars start
If war is so costly, why do we keep fighting them? We dig into the wars in Iran, Ukraine and Gaza to understand the incentives that lead countries into violence. Today on the show, the five factors that lead to war. Chris Blattman’s book is Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace.Fact checking by Sierra Juarez. Your Next Listen — The new economic arms race Connect with The Indicator — Sign up for The Indicator’s brand new newsletter — Buy the Planet Money book — Find our socials, YouTube and more! — For sponsor-free episodes, subscribe to NPR+
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The Indicator from Planet Money NPR The Indicator from Planet Money LISTEN & FOLLOW NPR App Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio YouTube Music RSS link What Iran teaches us about why wars start June 30, 20263:00 AM ET By Darian Woods , Wailin Wong , Cooper Katz McKim , Kate Concannon What Iran teaches us about why wars start Listen · 10:09 10:09 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5875440/nx-s1-mx-5875440-1" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> U.S. Navy/Getty Images If war is so costly, why do we keep fighting them? We dig into the wars in Iran, Ukraine and Gaza to understand the incentives that lead countries into violence.
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