A recent study by Strategic Foresight Group SFGG) on 205 shared river basins from 148 countries concludes: "any two countries engaged in active water cooperation do not go to war for any reason whatsoever, including land, religion, economy or terrorism".
As Adam sagely concludes: "Any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is is clearly a man to be reckoned with".
Despite its history of enabling jihadists to fight American troops in Iraq, Syria is now contemplating an imminent American withdrawal and is keenly aware that it might itself become a jihadist target, especially if it concludes any sort of peace deal with Israel.
In his book Honourable Warriors, he concludes: "Any reading of the culture, the history or politics should have prevented us from taking on Helmand".
As one writer concludes: "Any profession that manages to alienate many of its junior members needs to take a serious look at itself".
