Vedran ‘Maz’ Maslic is the host of ‘The Voices Of War’. In this episode, Maz interviews Dr Mike Martin. A former British Army Officer who has since become a prominent speaker and writer on conflict, particularly its causes. Mike has published several books on the subject, including 'An Intimate War: An Oral History of the Helmand Conflict 1978-2012' - which landed him in some hot water - and 'Why We Fight', a deep dive into the evolutionary reasons for war and conflict. More recently, Mike has been engaged by the Australian Defence Force to deliver a course on the impact cultural understanding can have on a conflict as a way to improve collective understanding of the wars Australia has been a part of and are likely to be involved with in the future.