Comments by "Louis Giokas" (@louisgiokas2206) on "Ukraine's paradox about peace negotiations" video.

Your initial assumption does not hold in cases like Ukraine, where one side decided to start the war. Are you implying that the party invaded had a choice not to fight. If that is the case, then why spend money on armed forces? I would be very interested in the answer to this question, since it affects the analysis.
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@anderspuck Thanks for the response. I can see where you are coming from. What is interesting in this context is that I can think of no example of a country deciding not to react. Even Georgia reacted, although it did not go well for them.
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