Cartoon: Choice on the Nile

A brilliant cartoon from the Chattanooga Times newspaper, depicting the three essential choices ahead for the Egyptian people:

 

We're studying Conflict, War and Terrorism (Unit 4) at the moment - which of the above options is more likely (from Realist, but especially Liberal viewpoints) to promote conflict, which is more likely to promote peace within the Middle East region?

Seed Magazine: On Peace

Seed magazine today in their Global Reset series has a thought-provoking article suggesting a way forward that might be adopted with great advantage globally to reduce conflict and promote peace:

HISTORY—NOT TO MENTION DIFFERING LANGUAGES, CULTURES, AND VALUES—CAN MAKE PEACE DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE. SCIENCE IS A COMMON GROUND UPON WHICH NATIONS CAN COLLABORATE TO IMPROVE OUR WORLD.

Whilst the article does not deny the scientific and technological advances promoted by war, author Daniel Zajfman is keen to remember scientific cooperation after WWII between Germany and Israel that subsequently helped to forge the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1965. If these two actors can forge a new relationship, he suggests, we all can—and cites several modern examples to back his case. Worth a read.