
A Global Security System: An Alternative to War
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* Why is an Alternative Global Security System both Desirable and Necessary?
* Why we Think a Peace System is Possible
* Common Security
* Demilitarizing Security
* Managing International and Civil Conflicts
* International Non-government Organizations: The Role of Global Civil Society
* Creating a Culture of Peace
* Accelerating The Transition To An Alternative Security System
This report is based on the work of many experts in international relations, peacebuilding and peace studies and on the experience of many activists.
This 3rd edition reflects new thinking and insights as well as the feedback from readers and partners. This is not just another report, but a living document that we will continually seek to improve. New in this edition is an analysis of Trump's foreign policy agenda; updated and new data on peace economics and military spending; and new or updated sections including the business of peacebuilding, demilitarizing security, multi-track diplomacy framework to peacemaking, and many other additions.
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Content
- Intro
- SUMMARY
- PREFACE TO 2017 EDITION
- A VISION OF PEACE
- INTRODUCTION: A BLUEPRINT FOR ENDING WAR
- The Work of World Beyond War
- Disclaimer
- WHY IS AN ALTERNATIVE GLOBAL SECURITY SYSTEM BOTH DESIRABLE AND NECESSARY?
- Whose Security
- The Iron Cage of War: The Present War System Described
- The Benefits of an Alternative System
- The Necessity of an Alternative System - War fails to bring peace
- War is Becoming Ever More Destructive
- WHY WE THINK A PEACE SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE
- There is already more Peace in the World than War
- We Have Changed Major Systems in the Past
- We Live in a Rapidly Changing World
- The Perils of Patriarchy are Challenged
- Compassion and Cooperation are Part of the Human Condition
- The Importance of Structures of War and Peace
- How Systems Work
- An Alternative System is Already Developing
- Nonviolence: The Foundation of Peace
- OUTLINE OF AN ALTERNATIVE GLOBAL SECURITY SYSTEM
- Demilitarizing Security
- Shift to a Non-Provocative Defense Posture
- Create a Nonviolent, Civilian-Based Defense Force
- Phase Out Foreign Military Bases
- Disarmament
- End Invasions and Occupations
- Realign Military Spending, Convert Infrastructure to Produce Funding for Civilian Needs (Economic Conversion)
- Reconfigure the Response to Terrorism
- Dismantle Military Alliances
- The Role of Women in Peace and Security
- Managing International and Civil Conflicts
- Shifting to A Pro-Active Posture
- Strengthening International Institutions and Regional Alliances
- Reforming the United Nations
- Strengthen the International Court of Justice
- Strengthen the International Criminal Court
- Nonviolent Intervention: Civilian Peacekeeping Forces
- International Law
- Encourage Compliance with Existing Treaties
- Create New Treaties
- Create a Stable, Fair and Sustainable Global Economy as a Foundation for Peace
- Democratize International Economic Institutions (WTO, IMF, IBRD)
- Create an Environmentally Sustainable Global Aid Plan
- A Proposal for Starting Over: A Democratic, Citizens Global Parliament
- Inherent Problems with Collective Security
- The Earth Federation
- The Role of Global Civil Society and International Non-Government Organizations
- The Economics of War Prevention
- Creating a Culture of Peace
- Telling a New Story
- The Unprecedented Peace Revolution of Modern Times
- Debunking Old Myths about War
- Planetary Citizenship: One People, One Planet, One Peace
- Spreading and Funding Peace Education and Peace Research
- Cultivating Peace Journalism
- Encouraging Religions To Abandon Holy War And Just War And To Focus On Their Powerful Ethics Of Peace
- ACCELERATING THE TRANSITION TO AN ALTERNATIVE SECURITY SYSTEM
- Educating the Many and the Decision and Opinion Makers
- Nonviolent Direct Action Campaigns
- The Alternative Global Security System Concept - a Movement Building Tool
- The Right Livelihood Way
- CONCLUSION
- BE INSPIRED
- APPENDIX
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