Political scientists point out that substantive disagreements alone—such as sovereignty disputes—do not explain why wars occur; rather, wars require both a substantive disagreement AND a bargaining friction to create conflict incentives.
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“political scientists point out that substantive disagreements—for example, sovereignty over Taiwan—do not explain why wars occur. Rather, you need both a substantive disagreement and a bargaining friction to get there”
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