Hva som forårsaker krig er naturlig nok et av de mest sentrale spørsmålene innen studiet av fred og konflikt. Med tiden finnes det rikelig med mulige svar på dette spørsmålet, og jeg har samlet en del av de sentrale bidragene i listen under.
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