ON THE ORIGINS OF WARFARE

摘要

Another bomb in Baghdad, another soldier killed in Kabul. A remembrance service for the dead of a battle long ago, a rogue state testing missiles for a conflict yet to come. Warfare is all around us, but for me it has only taken place in distant lands. I grew up during the cold war and live in the aftermath of 9/11 and 7/7, but I have never experienced war first-hand and pray that I never will. Not so for millions of others throughout the world and throughout history.