"History has shown us the dangers of agreements that end violence on the surface while leaving deeper tensions and grievances unhealed. Most of us learn in school that World War 2 didn't erupt in a vacuum. Its roots were tangled in the aftermath of the First WW, not least in the Treaty of Versailles. Though it officially ended the war, it did so by imposing heavy reparations, humiliation and blame on Germany. Rather than fostering reconciliation, it fed resentment, economic hardship and, nationalist fervour, ultimately setting the stage for another devastating global conflict. And maybe one of the lessons we can learn from this darker side of our history and from Betty Bigombe's experience is that real peace isn't just the absence of war."
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