"Hurricane Katrina Reconciles Cuba-U.S. Differences" blazed one newspaper headline. Another shouted, "North Korea Pledges a 'Nuclear Free Future' After Drought Aid Saves Millions". In reality, however, disasters have rarely yielded durable conflict resolution. Instead-in most cases-the memory of ... Show more"Hurricane Katrina Reconciles Cuba-U.S. Differences" blazed one newspaper headline. Another shouted, "North Korea Pledges a 'Nuclear Free Future' After Drought Aid Saves Millions". In reality, however, disasters have rarely yielded durable conflict resolution. Instead-in most cases-the memory of assistance and humanitarianism fades away while politics-as-usual dominates. Show less