{"product_id":"how-wars-end-by-jan-van-aken-9781785124327","title":"How Wars End","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDo boycotts work? Should arms sales be stopped? What about supplying weapons to the good guys? In \u003ci\u003eHow Wars End\u003c\/i\u003e, an international expert explains how we can act to bring about peace in an age of escalating war.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2003, Jan van Aken almost helped stop a war. But as he was preparing to go to Baghdad to search for biological weapons, he received a message: the US was determined to avenge 9\/11 and wouldn't wait for UN inspections to take place. The invasion went ahead, and only years later did the world discover that Iraq had no biological weapons at that time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom this experience and the many others he has had as a weapons inspector, conflict analyst, and activist, in \u003ci\u003eHow Wars End\u003c\/i\u003e, van Aken shows how conflict resolution really works. From disinformation and dodgy dossiers to chemical weapons and murderous drones, he identifies why wars start and spiral. He also examines the alternatives, including civil initiatives, diplomacy, sanctions, and international interventions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInterweaving the latest findings from peace research with stories and examples from Northern Ireland, Serbia, South Sudan, Afghanistan, Syria, Ukraine, Israel-Palestine, and more, \u003ci\u003eHow Wars End\u003c\/i\u003e lays out evidence-based strategies for moving from violent conflict to ceasefire, and from ceasefire to lasting peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Jo Heinrich.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078789677292,"sku":"9781785124327","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/15858103482823.jpg?v=1765221415","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/how-wars-end-by-jan-van-aken-9781785124327","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}