One of the greatest escapes for children growing up against the backdrop of war & famine is had in their creative imaginations. The power of pretend is brilliantly articulated by children in games where they explore & adventure in the unforgiving rubble & debris of their war-torn communities. Imagine, a child wanders to the outskirts [...]
Tag: Peacekeeping
US Army Corps of Engineers, Inspiration for a Corps of UN Peacekeeping Engineers
Civilization cannot be achieved without modern infrastructure. In one way or another, there will always be infrastructural failures impacting the development of nations. Can one nation have too much infrastructure? How do nations overbuild themselves to points of sprawling ostentation? The image of the United Nations peacekeeper is routinely overshadowed with powerlessness & melancholic despair. [...]