The Architecture of Escalation: Why Peace Must Be Built Like Defence
Escalation isn’t inevitable—it’s engineered. From Gaza to Ukraine, modern conflicts follow predictable patterns. What if peace had its own infrastructure to stop them?
When Peace Becomes More Than the Absence of War
There’s a moment in every heated family argument when someone—usually the most exhausted person in the room—throws up their hands and says, “Can’t we all just get along?” It’s a reasonable plea, born from genuine fatigue with conflict....
Truth-Telling: The Gap Between Personal Narrative and Reconciliation
A prince borrows Indigenous wisdom to justify his memoir, revealing our modern confusion between personal storytelling and communal truth-telling—where reconciliation requires not just speaking your piece, but making space for contradictory truths.
Lest We Forget: A Promise to the Future, Not Just a Tribute to the Past
Anzac Day is not just memory—it’s a call to create a world where peace is policy, not just prayer.
