Why Can't We Solve War?

We currently have more wars between nations than at any other time since the end of World War II. Our ability to chart a course for peace, and a challenge that will face the new Trump Administration, will require a sophisticated understanding of the social dimensions that underpin conflict, both between and within states. In this episode, I discuss a few of war's constants; those attributes we must acknowledge if we are to negotiate our way to a more peaceful world.