Scott Anderson is a war correspondent and novelist. He’s written for The New York Times Magazine, Harper’s, Vanity Fair, and more.

“I really feel that what’s at the root of so many wars now, modern wars, unconventional wars, it really just comes down to a bunch of young guys with access to guns coming up with a pretext to rape and murder and pillage and steal from their neighbors.”

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Show Notes:

Anderson on Longform

[5:00] The Man Who Tried to Save the World (Doubleday • 1999)

[5:00] "Prisoner of War" (Harper’s • Jan 1997) [sub required]

[5:00] War Zones (with Jon Lee Anderson • Dodd Mead • 1988)

[14:00] "What Happened to Fred Cuny?" (New York Times Magazine • Feb 1996)

[19:00] "The Hunger Warriors" (New York Times Magazine • Oct 2001)

[29:00] "Besieged" (New York Times Magazine • Sep 2006)

[34:00] "None Dare Call It a Conspiracy" (GQ • Sep 2009)

[35:00] "Why 'GQ' Doesn't Want Russians To Read Its Story" (David Folkenflik • NPR • Sep 2009)

[41:00] Lawrence in Arabia (Doubleday • 2013)

[50:00] "Bringing It All Back Home" (New York Times Magazine • May 2006)

[52:00] "Greg Ousley Is Sorry for Killing His Parents. Is That Enough?" (New York Times Magazine • Jul 2012)

[55:00] "The Great Paper Caper" (Wells Tower • GQ • Oct 2014)

[58:00] "Life in the Valley of Death” (New York Times Magazine • May 2014)

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