Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 13, March 2026. SignificanceHistorically, intergroup violence has been motivated by both offensive and defensive goals, often blending narratives of protection with ambitions of domination. In a preregistered study spanning 58 countries, we show that defensive and ...
PNAS published a clinical update in Research Highlights on 24 Mar 2026.
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