Quoth Clausewitz:

War is the continuation of politics by different means.

Quoth the High Lord of Powerpoint:

Why do wars end, and why do some refuse to do?

We spend a lot of time on this channel focusing on how nations prepare for and fight wars - and comparatively little on the thinking that goes into bringing about their end - negotiated or otherwise.

In this episode I take a bit of a break to talk about the theory behind deciding when and how nations might chose to end a war, the various ways in which they might chose to do it - and all the reasons that pure rationality is a pretty imperfect framework for predicting the behaviour of nations.

Apologies for the late release, and I hope you all enjoy.