sentences:  In claiming that war is in decline, Gat aligns with Steven Pinker, Joshua Goldstein, and Robert Muchembled, who all argue the same although they identify different causal mechanisms behind the phenomena.Gat's broad views on war and its links to culture and human nature are similar to those of Steven A. LeBlanc and Steven Pinker.He incorporates viewpoints from ethology, evolution, evolutionary psychology, anthropology, archaeology, history, historical sociology, and political science.