A Bold Peace

UO sociologist's documentary explores demilitarization in Costa Rica
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A Bold Peace. Sociologist Michael Dreiling explores the Costa Rica’s national policy of demilitarization and its investment in people and the environment in A Bold Peace: Costa Rica’s Path of Demilitarization, a documentary that he coproduced. The film draws pointed parallels and contrasts with US debates over the national debt, health care, the environment, and the escalating cost of the military. Watch for a screening on campus this spring; click to view the trailer.