An impoverished Syrian girl hugs her injured father in the rebel-held town of al-Nashabiyah, east of Damascus, on November 30, 2017. The poignant image encapsulates the human cost of conflict and the repeating patterns of history.

The Perils of Ignoring History: Lessons Unlearned

"Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it." This powerful and often-cited quote, commonly attributed to philosopher George Santayana, underscores a fundamental truth about the human experience.…