Consequence Volume 17.1

Letter from the EditorsDear Readers,As the wars in Ukraine, the Middle East, Myanmar, Sudan, and a half dozen other places become further snarled and entrenched, one can feel like there's nothing they can do to affect any difference. These conflicts are simply too massive.While this perspective can be true, we found that as we edited this issue, a theme emerged reminding us how distorted it can be. The theme was this: affecting a difference when it comes to the realities of war doesn't only have to happen on a global scale—it can and absolutely should include the more local ones. So many pieces in this volume convey how taking action within your city, neighborhood, or family can have a meaningful and lasting impact on those involved in war or geopolitical violence.We see this in "A Trip to Kosovo" where a doctor returns to the war-torn country to navigate its broken bureaucracy in hopes of getting his nephew immediate cancer treatment (a piece that pointedly ends with: If the world can