Author: Matthew Cancian

Culture Wars

Culture Wars

| 02.01.17 | Commentary & Analysis

If we don’t recognize how culture influences why people fight, we won’t be able to recognize coming wars until it’s too late. And if we don’t see how cultures shape how people fight, we won’t be able to win those wars when they come.

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