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#457 - Who Wins Wars?: A Dialogue with Phillips P. O'Brien

#457 - Who Wins Wars?: A Dialogue with Phillips P. O'Brien

Converging Dialogues

December 15, 20251h 4m

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Show Notes

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla. has a dialogue with Phillips O’Brien about war, peace, and power. They discuss the idea of great powers, why short, clinical wars do not really happen, size and population of countries, economics and materials, societal and structural elements for power, leadership, allies, and many more topics.

Phillips Payson O’Brienis a professor of strategic studies and head of the School of International Relations at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. He is a regular contributor to Foreign Affairs and The Atlantic. He is the author of six books, including the most recent book, War and Power: Who Wins Wars and Why.



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