October 2014 The Issue No. 18 Adriatic EUR 0.50 Times The Adriatic Times # 18 3. THE EDITORIAL A new year. A new team. An opportunity to say, the College was established in Duino reinvent the Adriatic Times, building on the precisely because it was on a border and at the talents of the new members of the activity to centre of an area of conflict. refresh and reinvigorate the magazine. We have The evidence and remembrance of conflict is all lostincredibletalentsintheformofValevLaube around us. If you go orienteering around the and Sibel Spahija, both of whom have moved to village, you will have to be careful not to fall into upstate New York, but we are confident that we the trenches cut by Austrian soldiers in the First can continue to make the Adriatic Times an World War. If you play ultimate Frisbee in essential part of life at the UWC of the Adriatic. Villagio Pescatore, you will pass a small The theme of this 18th Edition reflects the fact museum dedicated to the First World War in this thateventhoughweareinanewschoolyear,the region. However, you should also be aware that world is just as violent, mired in conflict and no Villagio Pescatore is a refugee settlement for nearer peace. We chose Peace and Conflict as people displaced from Istria after the Second our theme to build on the energy and optimism World War. of Peace One Day, to explore why conflicts arise There are a number of anniversaries being and how they can be resolved. remembered around us during this time. On 3rd We have international articles, including an November, there will be a ceremony in Trieste to interview with a Hong Kong student by Victoria mark the 96th Anniversary of the end of the First Salomon; thoughts on the student action in World War, when it became part of Italy. Last Hong Kong by a third year, Vishaal Singh; and Friday, 24th October, there was a short service reflections on the struggle for peace in opposite the Cartiere Burgo on the way to AfghanistanbyMassiFaqiri.Inaddition,wehave Monfalcone to mark the 50th Anniversary of the a travelogue by Anne Brearley about a peace unification of zones A and B, which effectively march from Vienna to Trieste and an article by returned this area to Italian jurisdiction. Ervin Smajič about Slovene/Italian relations in Duino looks a peaceful village on a beautiful Duino. wooded coast, but the history of recent and As reflected in these articles, the search for distant conflicts still resonates here. peace is a difficult one, and once attained it is often followed by conflict. As Ervin and Anne Team: Giuliana De Polo Maria Landin Ervin Smajic Fatma Kadiri Ronald Garcia-Prieto Rosalie Valentiny Spencer Banwart Victoria Salomon Malcolm Price The Adriatic Times # 18 3. THE EDITORIAL A new year. A new team. An opportunity to say, the College was established in Duino reinvent the Adriatic Times, building on the precisely because it was on a border and at the talents of the new members of the activity to centre of an area of conflict. refresh and reinvigorate the magazine. We have The evidence and remembrance of conflict is all lostincredibletalentsintheformofValevLaube around us. If you go orienteering around the and Sibel Spahija, both of whom have moved to village, you will have to be careful not to fall into upstate New York, but we are confident that we the trenches cut by Austrian soldiers in the First can continue to make the Adriatic Times an World War. If you play ultimate Frisbee in essential part of life at the UWC of the Adriatic. Villagio Pescatore, you will pass a small The theme of this 18th Edition reflects the fact museum dedicated to the First World War in this thateventhoughweareinanewschoolyear,the region. However, you should also be aware that world is just as violent, mired in conflict and no Villagio Pescatore is a refugee settlement for nearer peace. We chose Peace and Conflict as people displaced from Istria after the Second our theme to build on the energy and optimism World War. of Peace One Day, to explore why conflicts arise There are a number of anniversaries being and how they can be resolved. remembered around us during this time. On 3rd We have international articles, including an November, there will be a ceremony in Trieste to interview with a Hong Kong student by Victoria mark the 96th Anniversary of the end of the First Salomon; thoughts on the student action in World War, when it became part of Italy. Last Hong Kong by a third year, Vishaal Singh; and Friday, 24th October, there was a short service reflections on the struggle for peace in opposite the Cartiere Burgo on the way to AfghanistanbyMassiFaqiri.Inaddition,wehave Monfalcone to mark the 50th Anniversary of the a travelogue by Anne Brearley about a peace unification of zones A and B, which effectively march from Vienna to Trieste and an article by returned this area to Italian jurisdiction. Ervin Smajič about Slovene/Italian relations in Duino looks a peaceful village on a beautiful Duino. wooded coast, but the history of recent and As reflected in these articles, the search for distant conflicts still resonates here. peace is a difficult one, and once attained it is often followed by conflict. As Ervin and Anne Team: Giuliana De Polo Maria Landin Ervin Smajic Fatma Kadiri Ronald Garcia-Prieto Rosalie Valentiny Spencer Banwart Victoria Salomon Malcolm Price The Adriatic Times # 18 4. The Adriatic Times # 18 5. WHY DO PEOPLE CREATE CONFLICTS? By Fatma Kadiri If we look at the past, human history is filled with share the same values and beliefs, can lead to conflictandwar.Someoftheconflictstakeplace conflicts. on a small level and only involve a few people; But the main reason for most of the destructive while others take place on a worldwide scale. wars that have happened is human desire for Many of the historical conflicts destroyed resources and power. Countries get involved in people, communities, and countries. Over time, war when they think there is some sort of people have variously described war as a benefit. If there is no benefit, they won't get THE UWC – WORKING FOR PEACE glorious struggle and a pointless, violent and involved. Most of them use politics to justify the inhuman activity. real reason why they go to war. In countries like By Spencer Banwart So the question is, why do people create those Iraq for example, they might say they want to wars? end the dictatorship of the government but The United World Colleges have the mission condemnation’ limits cultural understanding. The answer we've been taught since primary what they really want is the resources of oil. statement that “UWC makes education a force In the same way a specific understanding of the school is to better the participant’s way of life or If we look at some countries of the world, wars to unite people, nations and cultures for peace term tolerance limits understanding, the even protect their way of life. And that is happen because of corruption and corrupt and a sustainable future.” This motto commonly accepted western definition of actually a really optimistic way of describing it, governments. People die every day because of establishes the belief in a strong academic peace is limiting. because the real reasons are often much more war, but we don't see independent countries platform as an integral part of achieving peace. The common western interpretation of peace is complicated. getting involved to help. WHY NOT? There is no The UWC definition of education, however, freedom from violent conflict. While this Some of them could be the way a society is benefit. All the resources have already been encompasses a wider sect of educational areas definition of peace helps outline a desired goal organized; if people are treated unequally or taken. as opposed to limiting education to academics. – to end violent conflict – it limits more unjustly, rebellions, violence and conflicts are I feel that countries get involved or create most The UWC ideal is to strive for a cultural and ambiguous interpretations that pertain to the more likely to happen. Moreover, human beings conflicts to benefit themselves, while the real globalizing education that expands beyond the emotional and physiological well being of have basic needs that have to be provided; for victims are none other than the civilians. Most borders of a formal classroom. To an extent this individuals. One student described peace as an example, everyone needs to be recognized as an worldgovernmentswanttogetmorepower.But is an inevitable result of creating a multi- “exemplification of the humanistic need to individual and everyone needs to feel safe. And the only way to get a more peaceful world is, as cultural community, but a question recently compartmentalize. The word is messy and until if those needs, that are actually human rights Jimmy Hendrix, a famous American musician of raised by some students is “Are we doing that is understood, no progress will be made.” too, are not provided, people protest which can the 20th century said, for "the power of love to enough to increase our understanding of other Understanding the complications surrounding lead to rebellion, violence and obviously overcome the love of power". cultures?” peace as an abstract concept, however, is conflicts. In addition, clashes between different To a great extent much of this cultural learning perhaps easier said than done, as a person cultural groups that live together, but don't is greatly dependent on the students and their would first have to understand exactly how motivation to engage in conversations over peace relates to their own life.