Baryomunsi maintains that “never in history has there arisen such a widespread and fundamental threat to human development as HIV/AIDS.” He provides a global overview with particular focus on sub-Saharan Africa, on Uganda as an exception to the negative trend, and on the necessity of treating the pandemic “as an issue of human development and attack it from all sides.” Read more …

Crawford terms the post 9/11 world as “a historical epoch in which the truisms of yesterday are no longer valid” and in which peace must be predicated upon “those values that define our common humanity.” He elaborates three principles of peace: 1) the sanctity of life; 2) global solidarity; and 3) the consistency of means and ends.

Rev. Moon discusses four conditions of peace which he lists as (1) a harmonized relationship between mind and body; (2) the practice of a life lived for the sake of others; (3) the establishment of loving families; and (4) the avoidance of public misappropriation of funds and abuse of the environment.

Sullivan suggests that the “culture of peace” has four components: 1) international and supranational institutions; 2) nongovernmental organizations; 3) international law; and 4) ideas and attitudes underlying these developments. He argues that “hidden interests” and “the lack of sufficient democratic input into the culture of peace needs to be critically examined” by media.

Saunders notes that the old state-based, “realist” paradigm of politics cannot explain or solve “deep-rooted human conflicts” which increasingly characterize contemporary conflicts. He defines and cites examples of “sustained dialogue” as a necessary complement to government intervention.

Healey agrees with the disavowal of Western liberalism’s universal pretensions in Samuel Huntington’s The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of the World Order (1996). However, he proposes a “Dialogue among Civilizations” as an alternative to Huntington’s “Clash” and suggests specific ways in which the world civilizations can learn from one another.