May 14, A Strife-RCIR event: “The Fog of Peace: The New Face of Conflict...
Gabrielle Rifkind and Giandomenico Picco: ‘The Fog of Peace: The New Face of Conflict Resolution’. Event chaired by Dr. Jack Spence OBE Wednesday, 14 May 5:00 – 6:30, Pyramid Room (K4U.04), King’s...
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By Kevin Sites: When soldiers kill in war, the secret shame and guilt they bring back home can destroy them November 2004, against a shattered wall in south Fallujah in Iraq, with video rolling, I...
View ArticleCall for submissions for Strife special series: WWI in your life
The First World War engaged governments, soldiers, civilians, medical and support personnel from various countries and backgrounds around the world. It affected the way we view conflict and initiated...
View ArticleFury: War up close and personal
By Alex Calvo: Since the birth of cinema, war has been a perennial source of inspiration for films. However, the resulting genre is anything but uniform. Under the label “war film” one can find a wide...
View ArticleA Whiff of Brass: The Churchill Factor by Boris Johnson
By Bradley Lineker: Boris Johnson, Hodder and Stoughton., 2014. Pages: 416. £25.00 (hardback). ISBN 9781444783025 When young Tories are about to make their maiden speeches in the House of Commons, they...
View ArticleArt, Conflict, and the Everyday – Traces of War Launch Event
By: Laurie Benson Ribbons I, 2015. 6 bars made of various Siachen soldier’s clothing, sponge and wood. Photo credit: Baptist Coelho, Project 88, Mumbai; LAMO, Leh. Wednesday 13th April marked the...
View ArticleWill India and Pakistan Go To War?
By Saawani Raje 28 February 2019 “Will India and Pakistan ever go to war?” This question has gained new significance since Pakistan shot down two Indian fighter jets early on the morning of 27th...
View ArticleThe Forgotten Casualties: The Indirect Gendered Consequences of Explosive...
by Miles Cameron Hunter 9 July 2019 One of thousands of Syria’s widows; Hanaa’s husband went missing before their son was even born. She now struggles to support him on her own. (© 2014 UNRWA Photo by...
View ArticleFeature – Tigray: A Potential Humanitarian Crisis
by Philip Mayne Militia from the Amhara border region with Tigray rides out to face the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). Ethiopia, 9 November 2020 (Image credit: Reuters/Tiksa Negeri) In 2018...
View ArticleDocumentary Review: Berlin 1945 (2020)
by James Brown Berlin in 1945: The German army made a last stand in April 1945 to defend Berlin against the Red Army, the capital was a frontline city for over two weeks, leading to widespread...
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