When most of us think about war and conflict, we tend to picture soldiers, guns and bombs. If we watch a lot of movies, we may even envision hand-to-hand combat, underground torture chambers, and chemical warfare. But there is another factor that is tragically common in the context of conflict: sexual violence as a weapon […]
An Agonizing Essay & Some Big Questions
In university I took a political science class called “Conflict & Conflict Resolution,” in which we studied global security issues, war, and threats to peace. The question laid before us was this: what causes conflict? What is the primary cause of war? My professor spent the first week convincing us that conflict is mainly caused […]
Knights in Shining Armour: Implications for Women in Conflict Zones
In International Relations discourse, some believe that military intervention in a troubled area is justified if the benefits outweigh the costs. Some of these costs typically include aggressive actions taken by the hostile state (decreasing the region’s security), environmental damage, and loss of life. But according to an article by Samantha T. Godec entitled Between […]