Although all religions and cultures preach the gospel and virtues
of peace, the history of mankind is the history of war and peace;
millions have perished in international and domestic conflicts, and
many wars have been fought on behalf of those same religions and
people who call for peace around the world. During the 20th
century, at the height of human civilization, we have seen two
world wars and many devastating region conflicts. Although the last
two decades have seen a prevalence of domestic, rather than
international conflict, these have been as vicious and as
destructive as any other war. Further, we are still facing the
threat of nuclear confrontation, and a new kind of war - the war on
terror - is also taking place.Although there is widespread desire
for peace, there is no sustained advocacy of it by our political
and cultural leaders. Citizens the world over have become more
insecure because of international and domestic conflicts, genocide,
terrorism, drug and criminal activities, weapons of mass
destruction, pandemic threats of infectious diseases like Aids and
HIV, natural disasters, poverty, resource constraints, climate
change, threats to the international financial system, and much
else. All these are interrelated at some level. In the name of
international and domestic security, billions of dollars are wasted
on unproductive military spending in both developed and developing
countries, when millions are starving and living without basic
human needs.This book contains a number of original articles
relating to military spending, military industrial establishments,
peace keeping, terrorism, environmental security and democratic
peace, prepared by leading scholars in the field. Since we are
living in a globalized world, global security rather than national
security is the relevant issue. Global security must be consistent
with and complimentary to a basic human security, which preserves
freedom from threats to people's rights and safety. Because peace
is not just the absence of violence. It is related to all the above
issues - the socio-economic, political and physical environment of
the world. Making this clear is the focus of the book.
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