You might like this post I wrote earlier about the bargaining theory puzzle of war. I engaged with the academic literature on the subject pretty significantly, particularly James Fearon, so you might like it. On the other hand Fearon himself mostly reasoned from first-principles rather than conduct a careful historical assessment, so in that regard it might fit your interests less.
The post never got very popular but a few people who read it carefully really enjoyed it. One of the better compliments I’ve gotten on my writing is when somebody said they were surprised to learn after reading my post and several books on the subject that the post gave them >50% of the value of an academic book on the subject.
You might like this post I wrote earlier about the bargaining theory puzzle of war. I engaged with the academic literature on the subject pretty significantly, particularly James Fearon, so you might like it. On the other hand Fearon himself mostly reasoned from first-principles rather than conduct a careful historical assessment, so in that regard it might fit your interests less.
The post never got very popular but a few people who read it carefully really enjoyed it. One of the better compliments I’ve gotten on my writing is when somebody said they were surprised to learn after reading my post and several books on the subject that the post gave them >50% of the value of an academic book on the subject.