Hunger, social exclusion, religious and ethnic persecution, terrorism, are among the deepest and most persistent reasons for peace. But also other factors such as access to natural resources, exploitation of the environment, lack of work and education, internal and international migration - forced or not - are situations that can lead to national and international conflicts. What concrete examples could you mention from your country?
Intetests, money, sefish... agresive, oll over, wrong mans nature!
I would add climate change as one major threat to world peace that should be highlighted and resolved globally!
Intetests, money, sefish... agresive, oll over, wrong mans nature!
somehow many of these threats are related, and not just because they come from man. The mistreatment of the environment, leads to droughts, excessive rains and floods causing displacement of population and consequently famine...
Pablo Baisotti
There may be a lot of but I think money and sex are the in the leading following by power.
Thanks
Most of the world is threatened by misunderstanding and not willingness to search for compromises.
Just to give a national example, or two, and with no intention of entering into a debate about it. In Argentina and the United States the issue of abortion divides society by threatening stability. Sometimes within each country conflicts over apparently domestic situations can have an enormous social impact.
Politics and religion, poverty are found to be the prime factors for unrest in family, society, country. There are many more mentionable.
Pablo - The two greatest threats to world peace are nuclear weapons and climate change today. The Peace Foundation is focused on these threats and these threats are so grave that all the progress which societies have made and even human civilizations can be wiped from this earth within seconds. Nuclear weapons are the most dangerous weapons on earth. One can destroy a whole city, potentially killing millions, and jeopardizing the natural environment and lives of future generations through its long-term catastrophic effects. The dangers from such weapons arise from their very existence. As the climate warms, it changes the nature of global rainfall, evaporation, snow, stream flow and other factors that affect water supply and quality. Specific impacts include severe earthquakes, cyclones, tsunami's which cause large scale destruction.
Pablo Baisotti There are many issue all across the globe, the cause of all this in my opinion is POLARIZATION / PROTECTIONISM.
We tried to under the allied reason in following discussion
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Are_we_moving_from_Globalization_to_Polarization_of_WORLD_ECONOMY
one can go thru and also add there personal inputs.
Additional I agree with Slavoljub Hilčenko Dr Manzoor Hussain C. Lewis Kausel
But abortion kills... and there are many people which are completely oppose to eliminate unborn persons. That leads, at least in Argentina to social tension, social peace. Life of the unborn counts
but the issue of abortion is very delicate and there are irreconcilable positions, I prefer to focus on the issue of the threat to peace
World peace is most threatened by our altitude towards our neighbours and environment. Greed, selfishness, nepotism, lack of love, lack of fear of God, are some of the things that causes and fuel crises in our society.
My universal opinion:
- extreme power and ambition,
- disturbed leaders,
- radical nationalism,
- marketing projects of arms producing countries,
- oil and natural riches,
- .....
@ Michael Manzoor, Hassan, Slovoljub and Ilhami
100% with you
why the man put himself in the place of god? or the money as god?
How? Where? and Why? may take a longer time. But let me try to guess some factors first. There could be many factors including religion, trade, energy or resources (oil, minerals, water, etc.), political or racial supremacist ideologies, and more.
Injustice at any level of any type is the greatest threat to peace. Whether the injustice is at the family level or injustice at the organization level, or at the government level or injustice at the world level , the frustration and disappointment caused in each case may result in the form of overaggressive and over-exaggerated response.Secondly the desire to control the ideological and cultural identities of peoples.And thirdly an evil desire to extend geographical boundaries and control the natural resources of the world.
Money. Whatever excuse they may found, there always has been an economical reason for wars. Even Christian Cruzades were on the track of sugar and spices.
Misunderstanding threatens peace and security the most. At the international level, this is expressed in conflicts between countries. Within the state, this is expressed in the absence of support from the people on the part of the people and the unwillingness of the authorities to take into account the interests of the people in their policies.
Hi Pablo Baisotti
I think factors that pose greater threat to peace (at least currently) are :Religion, Race, Politics and Greed
hello Eddie. In this order happen in your country or global speaking?
is.interesting how.similar are the lists...
Fear makes the world go wrong. We are worried that someone will get something we want or think we should have. Governments/countries are like two-year-olds
competing to be seen as the best, willing to work with another country as long country #2 does not want what country #1 wants. When the same type of thinking happens in a country, kids bomb schools, deranged adults shoot people
different than them in schools, clubs, or churches. It is a sad and sorry thing to watch the victims try to put their lives together after some senseless violence.
brigid
Sadly, that's the way it is. But to begin to change requires nothing more than goodwill and decision. If the various governments do not want to do so, the movements of people from below are beginning to promote solidarity initiatives at all levels. From cultural to hunger alleviation
Earth can provide to everyone's need but not everyone's greed said Mahatma Gandhi...so..when an individual / a family or a society or a country which thinks and acts beyond its limits and limitations bring down peace in surroundings...it includes all the aspects...business, politics...job, farming, ...including ruling a country any such thing which you think that you can dictate or control...then comes the problem...there is a thin line between war and peace.......better one should know the limits.
Another factor that is detrimental to peace is the absence of trust by the people on the government and establishment.In this case people are likely to take law in their own hands and create a chaos in the state.Corrupt, non competent and non representative govt is another danger to peace.
Dear Pablo Baisott :
The question is very broad, but I try to limit the answer only to the factors threatening the internal peace, not external. The most important factors threatening peace are: 1. Internal factors that threaten peace within the country: The unbalanced development of the constituent regions of a single country, the heterogeneity and dissent of thought, community culture and religion among the communities of society, the feeling of injustice of one or more segments of society, the spread of political corruption, the accumulation of wealth in a small, intrusive group in one country,
For the regions of the country)).
Thank you Nazar!
I think dissent of all kinds is one of the most important reasons, as you mentioned culturally and religiously. In some countries the cultural and social ones are more accentuated and in others the religious ones. In Latin America there is a lot of social tension because of the difference between the widespread extreme poverty and the wealth of small groups that often also monopolize political power. But as I have mentioned in other discussions there are issues that are installed in the national agenda that create very marked social divisions that even take years to close.
thank you so much for your question:
In Iraq, I lived and suffered and saw with my own eyes what happened in my country. All kinds of internal and external wars I actually studied on the ground without theories or books. Because I have Ph.D specializing in economics, economic development, a lecturer at Faculty of Political Science, everything is clear and can be answered. I also read about the theories of conflict, and I participated in a scientific paper in peace. Any researcher who wants to study the factors of peace should study Iraq as a best case.
Religion-based violence and terrorism have become the biggest threat to the world’s peace and human survival.
In order to maintain peace there should be so many factors which support, whereas for threatening peace, even a single factor for harming is sufficient. More money, dispute of people, lack of understanding, domination and instability are some which threatens peace.
Over desires, unfilled desire, blunder mistakes especially in others life by you these are some factors which are always with us and disturbs our mental peace and happy life
Gross violation of human rights, increasing economic disparity, networks of terrorism, non representative and corrupt government, mental disorders, insignificant importance given to ethics , morality and spirituality in the education curriculum,a highly competitive culture to gain success overnight etc
and we currently have the tension between the United States and Iran, which could lead to an unprecedented war...
Also in Venezuela, the tension to get Maduro out and his desire to perpetuate in power even with an unpopular government
The incursion by Chinese warplanes crossing a maritime line separating Chinese and Taiwanese waters, is the most serious such incident for years
Racism, inequality, no equal respect and quarreling amongst are some of the situations which threatens peace.
Peace is threatened -history shows many examples- when power hungry maniacs find many followers that usually are insecure, looking for strong leadership. Such combinations are heavy threats to peace...
I think, after more issues in the US - Iran crisis came out, President Trump is a major threat to peace.
I think that powerful people, who do not know much else than power can threaten peace; people like Hitler, Stalin and many others of their caliber; although they might have differed in details, what they share was power and inability to control their muscles. I hope that President Trump does not take such pathway....
Dear Eberhard Weber ,
the world is becoming so polarized. It is becoming impossible for people to discuss contentious issues rationally and calmly. This loss of civility is a major threat to peace domestically, globally and individually. Hitler, Stalin and their ilk are given too much credit. It is the cowardly group behind these egotists who are the true villains. Powerful people can create good or be so selfish that they can only think of amassing wealth and power for themselves at the cost of others. Rational moderates capable of understanding the benefits of interdependence and the power of cooperation need to stand and SHOUT. Radicals be they right or left are only interested in promulgating their own ideologies.
brigid
Hegemonic designs of superpowers and those under the influence of satanic powers.
On an individual level I think that violence arises from minority complexes. People who are aware of themselves and their strengths can also be tolerant, knowing that diversity is a strength rather than a challenge and that peace comes from respect of differences and the willingness to accept others, even when they are different in their religions, their culture, their ways of life..... Intolerance threatens peace, the assumption that one is superior to others, to other people, to other countries;
World peace is threaten by the forces who promote greater divide on the basis of belief and cultural values.
Dr. Pablo Baisotti Respected:
Lack of security, weak rule of law, social instability, and state fragility are all measurable variables with internationally recognized records.
Poverty, hunger, lack of education, lack of collaboration, lack of respect for others with a different religion, ethnicity, etc., bullying tendencies, selfishness and greed are some factors.
I think that powerful people, who do not know much else than power can threaten peace; people like Hitler, Stalin and many others of their caliber; although they might have differed in details, what they share was power and inability to control their muscles. I hope that President Trump does not take such pathway....
The biggest threat to peace at the individual level is lack of meaningful life.
The biggest threat to peace at the societal level is injustice .
The biggest threat to world peace - political leaders.
Which factors or situations most threaten peace?
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