International Warfare Quotes

“Do you find it strange that the modern human is the only animal in history that has developed a system of international warfare?”
― Steven Magee

“Historically, on average international wars have lasted only six months. In contrast, the average civil war has been much longer, with estimates ranging from seven to fifteen years. If a family are going to be refugees for over a decade, their priority is not emergency food and shelter. It is to re-establish the threads of normal famiy life, anchored materially by a capacity of whoever is the breadwinner to earn a living. The camps run by UNHCR met the basic material needs of refugees, but they provided few opportunities to earn a living. Consequently, they left families bereft of autonomy.”
― Alexander Betts, Refuge: Transforming a Broken Refugee System