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From ancient Rome to today, war-makers have talked constantly about peace

  • Written by Timothy Joseph, Professor of Classics and the Director of Peace and Conflict Studies, College of the Holy Cross
From ancient Rome to today, war-makers have talked constantly about peaceWhen is war peace? When someone in power says it is.Dimitri Otis, DigitalVision via Getty Images

In a week filled with news about President Donald Trump’s aggressive moves to take control of Greenland, the world got a window into his thinking about the concept of “peace.”

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