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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
imageWhen 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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