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"Causes of war" is a nonfiction category that examines why armed conflicts begin, exploring the political, economic, social, ideological, psychological, and institutional factors that produce violence between states, within states, or among groups. Books in this category range from empirically grounded case studies and diplomatic histories to comparative surveys and theoretical analyses in international relations, political science, sociology, and economics; they investigate triggers (assassinations, resource disputes, territorial claims), structural drivers (power imbalances, state weakness, nationalism, colonial legacies), misperception and decision-making, and longer-term processes like economic competition or social fragmentation. These works may combine archival research, eyewitness accounts, quantitative modeling, and conceptual frameworks to trace pathways from tension to war and to assess contingency versus structural inevitability. Aimed at scholars, students, policymakers, and informed readers, the category often emphasizes lessons for prevention, conflict management, and postwar reconstruction, making it both explanatory and applied.

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