A Global Security System
Description
Resting on a convincing body of evidence that violence is not a necessary component of conflict among states and between states and non-state actors, World BEYOND War asserts that war itself can be ended. We humans have lived without war for most of our existence and most people live without war most of the time. Warfare arose about 10,000 years ago (only 5% of our existence as Homo Sapiens) and spawned a vicious cycle as peoples, fearing attack by militarized states, found it necessary to imitate them; and so began the cycle of violence that has culminated in the last 100 years in a condition of permawar. War now threatens to destroy civilization as weapons have become ever more destructive. However, in the last 150 years, revolutionary new knowledge and methods of nonviolent conflict management have been developing that lead us to assert that it is time to end warfare and that we can do so by mobilizing millions around a global effort.
Here you will find the pillars of war which must be taken down so that the whole edifice of the War System can collapse, and here are the foundations of peace, already being laid, on which we will build a world where everyone will be safe.
This book presents a comprehensive blueprint for peace rooted in three broad strategies for humanity to end war: 1) demilitarizing security, 2) managing conflicts without violence, and 3) creating a culture of peace. These are the interrelated components of our system: the frameworks, processes, tools and institutions necessary for dismantling the war machine and replacing it with a peace system that will provide a more assured common security.
The 2018-19 Edition of AGSS was edited and updated by Tony Jenkins, PhD - Education Director, World BEYOND War; Managing Director, International Institute on Peace Education; Coordinator, Global Campaign for Peace Education; Adjunct Professor of Justice and Peace Studies at Georgetown and George Washington University.
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SUMMARY
PREFACE TO 2018-19 EDITION
A GUIDING VISION OF PEACE
INTRODUCTION: A BLUEPRINT FOR ENDING WAR
WHY WE THINK A PEACE SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE
Nonviolence: The Foundation of Peace
OUTLINE OF AN ALTERNATIVE GLOBAL SECURITY SYSTEM
DEMILITARIZING SECURITY
Shift to a Non-Provocative Defense Posture
Phase Out Foreign Military Bases
Dismantle Military Alliances
End Invasions and Occupations
Disarmament
Conventional Weapons
Outlaw the Arms Trade
End the Use of Militarized Drones
Phase Out Weapons of Mass Destruction
Establish a Peace Economy
Realign Military Spending
The Economics of War Prevention
Create a Stable, Fair and Sustainable Global Economy
Democratize International Economic Institutions (WTO, IMF, IBRD)
Create an Environmentally Sustainable Global Aid Plan
Reconfigure the Response to Terrorism
The Role of Women in Peace and Security
MANAGING CONFLICT WITHOUT VIOLENCE
Executive Summary
Strategic Policy and Action Recommendations
Shifting to A Pro-Active Posture
Strengthening International Institutions and Regional Alliances
Reform the United Nations
Reform the Charter to More Effectively Deal with Aggression
Reform the General Assembly
Reform the Security Council
Provide Adequate Funding
Forecasting and Managing Conflicts Early On
Align Early with Indigenous Nonviolent Movements
Reform Peacekeeping Operations
International Law
Strengthen the International Court of Justice
Strengthen the International Criminal Court
Encourage Compliance with Existing Treaties
Create New Treaties
Establish Truth and Reconciliation Commissions
The Role of Global Civil Society and International NGOs
Nonviolent Intervention: Utilizing Civilian Peacekeeping Forces
Create a Nonviolent, Civilian-Based Defense Force
Proposals for Starting Over: Alternative Approaches to Humane Global Governance
Inherent Problems with Collective Security
Principles of Humane Global Governance
The Earth Federation & The Earth Constitution
Proposal for a Global Emergency Assembly
CREATING A CULTURE OF PEACE
Executive Summary
Strategic Policy and Action Recommendations
Establishing a Culture of Peace
Telling a New Story
The Unprecedented Peace Revolution of Modern Times
Planetary Citizenship: One People, One Planet, One Peace
Spreading and Funding Peace Education and Peace Research
Cultivating Peace Journalism
Utilize Religion as a Tool for Building Peace
ACCELERATING THE TRANSITION: BUILDING THE WORLD BEYOND WAR MOVEMENT
Coalition-Building
Peace Education Programs
Nonviolent Direct Action Campaigns
CONCLUSION
Be Inspired
APPENDICES
Who We Are
World BEYOND War Chapters, Affiliates and Country Coordinators
Resource Guide
Books
Movies
Debunking Myths of War (handout)
Kellogg-Briand Pact 1928 (handout)
