"Most of us don't know it, but we are living in the world's greatest era of civil wars. Since 1946, over 250 armed conflicts have broken out around the world, a number that continues to rise. Major civil wars are now being fought in Iraq, Syria and Libya. Even countries we thought could never experience another civil war-such as the US, Sweden and Ireland-are stirring with unrest. As democracies across the world backslide and citizens become more polarized, civil wars will become even more widespread and last longer than they have in the past. This urgent and important book shows us a path back from the brink and toward peace" -- Provided by publisher
