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“Wars usually begin when two nations disagree on their relative strength, and wars usually cease when the fighting nations agree on their relative strength.”
“While the breakdown of diplomacy reflects the belief of each nation that it will gain more by fighting than by negotiating, the breakdown of war reflects the belief of each nation that it will gain more by negotiating than by fighting.”
A historical study of why nations go to war, emphasising conflicting assessments of power and the conditions that make peace possible.