True peace is built bottom up

In the midst of the ongoing crisis in the region, where relations have been dominated by war, conflict and the bloodshed and destruction that accompany them, talking about peace and peacebuilding can seem like self-convincing optimism, if not sheer fantasy. Yet history has repeatedly shown us that all wars come to an end. Ending them requires compromises — not necessarily comfortable ones for any of the sides involved.

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