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The Economist: Polygamy Causing Civil Wars
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Pine Forest
on 01/08/2018, 11:56:35 UTC
Big love and big war: exploring the link between polygamy and violence

A curious thesis takes The Economist’s foreign editor to war zones and refugee camps

https://medium.economist.com/big-love-and-big-war-exploring-the-link-between-polygamy-and-violence-67306fb3c41b


Of the 20 most unstable countries in the world, all 20 are very or somewhat polygamous. A study by Satoshi Kanazawa of the London School of Economics found a strong link between polygamy and civil war.