I wanted to like this book. Sadly, I couldn’t bring myself to look past some glaring flaws. The first major issue is that the book states that war is the exception, not the rule, without backing that up with any rigor. Considering the vast scholarship already done on this topic, and how inconclusive it is, the generality of the claim made is highly suspect. This sets the foundation for the entire book. Next, game theory is used to attempt to explain war, conflict, and peace. Again, there isn’t any data used to support the use of game theory, which is itself suspect in complex situations such as war, where people are not acting as purely rational. Each successive “explanation” or “why” is vague, straight forward, and overall incomplete. There are far grander, rigorous, and complete works out there. This one is far too simplistic, taking something so complex and challenging, breaking it down to a handful of easy rules, and making it palatable for the everyday reader. It is not accurate. It’s just simple. Don’t waste your time if you actually want to understand conflict.

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Beoordeeld in de Verenigde Staten 🇺🇸 op 9 juni 2022

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The book is missing about 35 pages. Chapter 1 starts on page 53. I just started the book and it is past the “return date” window. I hope to get a full copy of the book in the future.

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