What happens when conflicts explode? And when reporters leave? And when the guns officially stop firing, even though they never really do? Are bodies always at the mercy of violence, or is it possible to think of transformations that go beyond the dynamics of power? Referring to the almost unknown events of South Tyrolean terrorism, someone began to use the term "low intensity" to describe what follows or replaces a real war, which is still populated by the dead and wounded. Yet, in a world presented to us in its polished form, wars continue to exist and multiply before our eyes: Syria, Ukraine, Libya, Palestine. But can other ways of engaging with and transforming conflict also manifest? Indeed, they can, even right at our doorstep; just think of the other side of the Mediterranean or almost European Ukraine. Giovanni Scotto and Alessandro Grandi immerse us in the dramatic reality of these conflicts of the third millennium to illustrate how it is possible—albeit with difficulty—to work toward resolving both current and past conflicts. Without forgetting that finding reliable strategies today also means working with a future perspective.
