If one section of the book is slightly weaker than the others, I think it is the concluding section on what to do to end war. I believe Cochran indulges in a bit too much Pinkerism in his claim that war has been reduced. I don't place the value he does on spreading democracy in order to spread peace, in part because the leading war maker is a "democracy," and in part because it has attacked numerous other "democracies." I think there's too much focus on blaming poor countries for war. As great a correlate with war as poverty is the presence of oil. And wars in poor countries that do not involve troops from wealthy ones, do involve weapons from wealthy ones.
"End the arms trade," the Pope told the U.S. Congress, which cheered and escalated the arms trade.
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