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The War Biosphere: A Lecture by Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah

The concept of the “war biosphere,” emerges from the recognition that the duration and brutality of wars, along with their associated crimes, create a lasting impact on the affected regions creating a ‘biosphere' that inhabitants are bound to for decades. The ongoing war in Gaza stands as one of the cruelest wars in history, surpassing even the violence witnessed during World War II. Within this war biosphere, tools and methods emerge to both reconfigure the health of the inhabitants and perpetuate harm against them.