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- Abraham Path An attempt to physically bridge the chasm between Islam, Christianity and Judaism
- Art not Hate A really interesting site about creative responses to conflict, especially artistic ones
- Benny's Blog Great site from an evangelical Christian Church of England/Episcopalian vicar old friend of mine Benny who is contesting Christian condemnation of homosexuality
- Correlates of War Project Excellent source of information on all forms of armed conflict
- Creating Reciprocity Great site about the role of empathy and reciprocity in conflict
- End of Economic Growth: Richard Heinberg Great site for information on why and how economic growth may be over; with profound implications for future conflict
- Equality Trust My old contact Richard Wilkinson’s data based site on economic inequality: an often missed vertical element in conflict
- Grist Organization I like the data driven approach of this environmental site
- Jerome Slater Really interesting Middle East expert and blogger with a mind of his own
- Josh Berer Interesting site on Arabic art by someone who has lived in the Yemen
- Move Him Into the Sun A blog devoted to World War 1 war poetry with unusual selections and critical comment. Very generative
- Natasa in Malawi I am enjoying Natasa’s (from Slovenia) coming to terms with life and working for an NGO in Malawi.
- Peace Mapping A really useful site that shows visual ways to re-frame conflict
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- Right Brain Blogger A really interesting insightful blog on creativity and its blocks. Really powerful insights that will help in conflict, especially our internal conflicts
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Today is the 69th Anniversary of D-Day But We Also Remember Operation Bagration
Today is the 69th Anniversary of the Allied Invasion of Nazi dominated Europe, we know as D-Day. This campaign resulted in the deaths of over 40,000 allied soldiers, sailors and airmen and with my friends around the world I honor … Continue reading
Conflict Poem:’The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner’ by Randall Jarrell (1914-65)
I sometimes think that because we find change hard, rather than use systematic ways to better address our conflicts, we would rather go on killing each other, suing each other, divorcing each other, depressing each other, and generally doing all … Continue reading
Last Letter Home: World War Two
I am just finishing Max Hastings extraordinary history of the Second World War ‘Inferno: The World at War 1939-45, published as ‘All Hell Let Loose’ in the UK. It is extraordinary, because not only does it show his consumate gift for … Continue reading
Kokoda Track Campaign 1942: Japan versus Australia
I notice I am getting a lot of hits from Australia, a country I have visited twice and really love. Welcome to our readers from Australia (and New Zealand too). So I thought I would post a piece on what … Continue reading
Posted in Conflict History
Tagged Australia, Japan, Kokoda Track, Port Moresby, saving Australia from invasion, world war 2
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Republican President Dwight Eisenhower Warning Us about the Military-Industrial Complex
I guess I think of Dwight Eisenhower (1890-1969) as the last grown up Republican President and of course he was also a very successful World War 2 General and Commander of US forces and creator of the US Inter-State Highway … Continue reading
War as the Continuation of Politics by Inefficient Means
Responding to a recent post, my fellow blogger Creating Reciprocity commented on the idea of ‘premeditated war’, which I liked because of the verbal association with ‘premeditated murder’, which it often is. But then even setting aside morality, I thought war … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th century wars, carl von clausewitz, chaco war, cost of war, franco prussian war, gran chaco, Von Clausewitz, war as the continuation of politics by inefficient means, war as the continuation of politics by other means, world war 1, world war 2
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