Everyone Wants World Peace
World peace, world peace. Everyone pretends to want world peace. But they don't really want world peace. Because there's a simple way to get it. Everyone knows it, no one wants to say it. Fire the boys. Fire the boys! There. I said it. The boys have been mostly in charge of the world for a long time now and look at it. The world is a mess. A mess created by boys. And why are we surprised by this?…...
The Principle Teachings About Peace in Judaism and Christianity
Living and perpetuating a life of peace are central to the Christian and Jewish religious expressions. The teachings of peace which underpin both Christianity and Judaism are existent in their sacred texts; The Bible for Christians, The Torah and Mishnah Torah for Jewish adherents. Albeit peace is of paramount importance to both traditions, the concept of peace is expressed differently. Christians believe the only way complete peace can be attained is through the full acceptance of Jesus Christ, the incarnate.…...
World Peace
Every leader in the world aims to find a lasting solution to the problems that beset our planet but so far, peace on earth has continued to be an elusive dream. There are many movements, conferences, brotherhoods and fraternities all over the world that promotes the idea of world peace. Philosophers, theologians, politicians, and other great thinkers from the past up to the present have offered so many formulas and ideas for achieving peace but no one has yet came…...
An Analysis of Jane Addams’ Newer Ideals of Peace
Jane Addams, an internationally renowned advocate of peace, became devoted in serving the people for several years. She has done numerous charitable works and became a recognized leader of Progressivism in the United States of America. This movement is a political attitude favoring reform. She was also a creative writer who authored a dozen of books and over 500 articles. One of her books was entitled “Newer Ideals of Peace” which spoke about different themes about social philosophies in life,…...
The Contribution of India Towards World Peace
India is a peace - loving country and has been the member of the United Nations from the very existence of the United Nation Organisation. India has always played a key role in bringing peace to various countries on war and thus fulfilling the objective of the UNO. It has also been an active member of the various agencies of the UNO like the UNESCO, the WHO and the UNICEF. Once the President of the General Assembly of the UNO…...
Realism and Liberalism
Introduction Realism and Liberalism are the two most prevalent ideologies in practicing and analyzing International Relations in the last two centuries. They are playing important roles in the states. They will directly affect the decision making of the governments and bring effects to the peace relations among countries. Realist mainly put a focus on state, power and national security. It was especially quite dominant in the first phase of the Cold War. On the other hand, Liberalism pays attention to…...
How Far Was the Nuclear Arms Race a Threat to World Peace
The nuclear arms race did threaten world peace because the weapons being created had the potential to destroy the world, to any nation this comprehension was threatening especially due to these weapons being in control of two countries that ideologically conflicted. Additionally, both superpowers paranoia for one another grew as the power of the weapons created grew and multiplied, this further threatened world peace since any minor movement made by either power could have been misinterpreted as an attack. However,…...
America vs Peace in the World
At the time of the Spanish American War the United States went from relative isolation to increased global involvement because of The spirit of the American people captured by the idea of the frontier and, The belief it was the duty of America to maintain peace of all nations. The consequences of this increased global involvement on American Society was The clashing views of the imperialist and anti-imperialist parties. America first took a step towards greater world involvement due to…...
The United Nations: Paper Tiger?
A paper tiger? The United Nations (U.N.) represents almost every nation in the world, with close to 200 member nations. Formed by world leaders a few months after the end of World War II, in 1945, the United Nations set world peace as its primary objective. While international tensions continued to run high throughout the Cold War, the U.N. helped world leaders negotiate differences and avoid another war on the scale of World War II. Over time, the U.N. has…...
How Tourism Promote Culture of Peace
“I have watched the cultures of all lands blow around my house and other winds have blown the seeds of peace, for travel is the language of peace.” .. . Mahatma Gandhi Does tourism promote culture of peace? The tourism has become the important industry in the developing countries for the economic development. Tourism appears to be one of the few economic sectors able to guide a number of developing countries to higher levels of prosperity and for some to…...