The Geography of War Exhibition
"War: A comparative global perspective"

The exhibition focuses on the relationship between geography and war in contemporary conflicts. We will critically examine wars in the context of different visions of future conflicts, such as Homer-Dixon’s notion of mass violence or Samuel Huntington’s “Clash of Civilizations”.

The theme will be addressed from two angles:

1) Ideology, i.e. how wars are justified to the public, such as the fight against Fascism in World War II. In this case, the focus is on geography and public opinion: e.g., nationalism, territoriality, maps.

2) Strategy, i.e. how campaigns are carried out, such as the use of guerrilla warfare by the Viet Cong. Here, the focus is on geography and the conduct of war: e.g., environmental obstacles, technology.