Bendigo Writers Festival: The Gun Century with Rory Medcalf

War is dominating the 21st century in a way that survivors and peacemakers after the Great Wars could never have imagined. And while it’s all about the weapons – who makes them, who owns them – lined up behind the artillery are ranks of those whose money bankrolls the powerful. Is global peace an illusion? Has diplomacy been hijacked?  Discussing past and present states of conflict, what do these researchers see playing out as the 21st century grinds on?