Issues

Welcome to the Issues section of P:5Y. Here you can explore some of the issues involved in war and peace in the world and our lives, such as:

Scarcity—is scarcity really a core cause of war, or does war lead to scarcity?

Ethnic Violence—is ethnicity more of a cause or rationale of war?

Civilians—who is harmed and killed more during war: soldiers or civilians?

Children—children have the most to gain from ending political violence.

Bad People—individuals doing bad things is very different from war.

Corporations—are corporations really counterproductive to peacemaking, or do they have a key role to play in creating world peace?

Healing—peace cannot be achieved without healing and addressing the human need for closure and dignity.

Poverty—is poverty more often the cause of war, or is war more often the cause of poverty?

Insolvable Wars—what can be done about seemingly intractable wars?