Civilian solidarity as wartime infrastructure

Long conflicts are sustained not just by armies and states but by improvised civilian systems — neighbours, volunteer ‘humanitarian headquarters’, evacuation networks and parenting choices — that function as critical social infrastructure. Documentaries that follow individuals over years reveal how these informal practices stabilize communities, redistribute risk, and shape post‑war recovery. — If policymakers and aid planners treat civilian solidarity as infrastructure, they would target support differently (fund coordination hubs, protect local volunteers, enable safe departures) and change how war resilience is measured and funded.