What's old is new again -- PART I: Theoretical underpinnings -- Business and peace: a need for new questions and systems perspectives -- Business, peace, and human rights: a political responsibility perspective -- The messy business of peace amid the tyranny of the profit motive: complexity and...

In many African countries, violent conflicts have slowed down economic and social development, if they have not actually pushed it backwards. In order to manage conflicts in a non-violent manner, governance methods adapted to the development process are needed. Effective conflict prevention,...

Excessive military spendingreduces the available financial reserves for health,education, and other human needs. For poor countries, it increases poverty, unemployment, and destitution.It also strengthens dictatorial tendencies in politics and acts against democratic values. If we want to...