This book explains when wars serve national policy. For example, authoritarian states who failed to handle the Pandemic would also strongly suggest a tragedy mu

This book explains when wars serve national policy. For example, authoritarian states who failed to handle the Pandemic would also strongly suggest a tragedy must unfold to retain power. "The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics" ( 2011, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Alastair Smith ) https://www.amazon.com/Dictators-Handbook-Behavior-Almost-Politics/dp/161039044X https://www.amazon.com/Dictators-Handbook-Behavior-Almost-Po... Not a pleasant read, but a well reasoned model of violent human behavior. =)