This Wednesday, January 22 at 9am, we’ll hear State College of Florida Professor Philip Travis talk about when a country with no military ended two wars: Costa Rica and the Treaty of Esquipulas. His discussion will be based on an interview that he conducted a few years ago with the President of Costa Rica and Nobel Prize recipient Oscar Arias Sanchez. Oxford University Press published it a few years ago, but Phil has never presented the piece.
Phil says, “The story is very interesting with a good back story for young travelers and researchers as well as pertinent lessons about the importance of diplomacy, which are so greatly needed today.”
Watch this short and inspiring video video about this peace agreement.