# The DNA of War

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/the-dna-of-war>

**By** Andrew Heaton, Trevor Burrus

**Published:** April 4, 2022

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Andrew Heaton presents “International Relations Theory for Dummies” (his words, not ours).

## SUMMARY:

Fed up with the academic jargon of academic international relations literature, Andrew Heaton has joined Trevor to break down seemingly complex theory of geopolitics into more helpful, understandable ideas. He helps us set aside domestic political lenses, probes the true, natural state of war and peace, and wonders—is it worth asking if Vladimir Putin is a psychopath?

## FURTHER READING:

[_The Political Orphanage - How to Prevent or Provoke Stupid Wars_](https://politicalorphanage.libsyn.com/liberals-realists-and-the-real-cause-of-war), by Andrew Heaton