Hossein Askari 
Conflicts and Wars 
Their Fallout and Prevention

Explaining how the price of aggression is low enough that governments do not avoid conflicts, this book uses examples drawn from recent conflicts in the Persian Gulf to examine many dimensions of costs incurred by warfare and proposes a private sector solution to warfare’s low cost.

Table of Content

Foreword – George A. Akerlof A Glance at Recent Conflicts and Wars Estimating the Price of Conflicts and Wars The Seeds of Conflict and War—the Persian Gulf The Global Costs of Three Wars in the Persian Gulf How Conflicts and Wars Can Be Ended

About the author

Hossein Askari is Iran Professor of International Business and International Affairs, George Washington University, USA.