War and Human Nature: The Roots of World Disorder

The overbearing return of war in international relations is producing consequences that were unthinkable until recently, calling into question the idea that humanity was now capable of overcoming the horror of major conflicts forever. Meanwhile, the revolution taking place in the biological and anthropological sciences seems to radically alter our knowledge of the origins and evolution of our species, recognising war as a behaviour with deep roots in our natural history. Two fundamental ide...