Do you think war is inevitable? It is not.
Foreign Policy and Security Issues in the Trump administration
Executive Summary:
Since the election of Donald Trump to the U.S. Presidency, the peace advocacy community has grown increasingly worried and has recognized an urgency to respond. The campaign promises, if kept, will be harmful to the people and planet.
Iran Deal Analysis – Diplomacy is the Alternative to war
Executive Summary
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – commonly referred to us the Iran Nuclear Deal – is a multilateral agreement between Iran and the P5+1 (the U.S., U.K., France, Russia, China plus Germany), along with the European Union. Its primary objective is preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. The deal should be examined through the lens of this objective.
Addressing ISIS – Research and Advocacy Briefing
Cost/benefit analysis of destructive and constructive responses
December, 2014
A War Prevention Initiative Research and Advocacy Briefing by Tom Hastings, Ed.D. (Professor at Portland State University); Patrick Hiller, Ph.D. (Director War Prevention Initiative); Dana Ghazi (Graduate Student Portland State University and Expert on Syrian Civil Society
Re-examining the connection between peace, conflict and trade
Re-examining the connection between peace, conflict and trade
An assessment through the lens of peace and conflict science.
A War Prevention Initiative White Paper by Patrick Hiller, Ph.D. (Director War Prevention Initiative)
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Executive Summary
This paper examines the connection between peace, conflict and trade through the lens of peace and conflict science. Core to the examination are the contradicting propositions that trade promotes peace and trade is a source of conflict respectively.