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2018 Issue 2: War and Peace

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[photo of author Omar El Akkad with a cover graphic from his book "American War"

When war comes home

In his debut novel, Omar El Akkad gives vision to a United States ravaged by climate change and a second civil war.

[illustrations of a World War One battle from a graphic novel, The Battle of Hill 70]
Feature story

The Battle of Hill 70

Historians Robert Engen and Matthew Barrett explore the goals, tactics, and human cost of a pivotal battle of the First World War.

[Archival photo of the 5th Field Company at Queen's University, 1911-12 session]
Feature story

Saluting the 5th Field Company

The 5th Field Company, organized in 1910, was the first Canadian military unit operating on a university campus.

[photo of Simon Li in a library]
Feature story

The upstander

Simon Li is the director of education for the Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre.

[Illustration of barbed wire, with article text: "Deterrence and the gray zone"
Feature story

Deterrence and the gray zone

The concept of deterrence is as old as human conflict itself. But with the changing nature of war and the emergence of gray zone challenges, can deterrence be used to keep the peace?

[photo of Lt.-Gen. Christine Whitecross]
Feature story

Collaborating for a more peaceful world

Christine Whitecross runs the NATO Defense College, bringing military and civilian leaders together to tackle global peace and security issues … together.

[photo of a tweet from a Russian organization, with the article title: A threat just a click away]
Feature story

A threat just a click away

The new age of information warfare.

[illustration of two women, each sitting in an armchair and reading a gigantic book]
Feature story

On War and Peace

Daunted by the thought of tackling Tolstoy's opus? We've got some tips.

[1964 phoro of a Queen's student holding a sign that says "Towards peace"]
Spotlight

Towards peace

Our flashback photo shows a Queen's student at a 1964 peace vigil. Were you there?

[photo of an etching of World War One soldiers being followed by the spectre of Death]
Campus news

Printmakers at War, 1914 – 1918

Get a sneak peak at an upcoming exhibition at the Agnes.

[graphic for principal's column]
Opinions

From the principal: On freedom of speech and open debate

Principal Woolf discusses his support for academic freedom and civilized debate.

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