OPINION_ Why the world is becoming less peaceful

Why the world is becoming less peaceful

By Steve Killelea
June 18, 2014, 9:46pm
CYTY A.M.

Is the world becoming a more violent place?

The world has certainly become a more peaceful place in the last 60 years, but short-term trends show a worrying increase in violence. On our measure, 111 countries’ peace levels decreased over the last seven years, while 51 improved. The eleven least-peaceful countries (including Syria, Afghanistan and South Sudan) deteriorated faster than the average country. Between 2002 and 2013, deaths from terrorism rose 500 per cent, with the number of countries experiencing deaths from terrorism increasing from 38 to 58. Direct conflict between states is less common, but violence within them is rising. Homicide, violent crime, political instability, and total weapons imports and exports have all increased. Peace is more than just the absence of war. Looking at the data across all types of violence, including state violence and the fear of violence, a trend emerges: in the short term, the world is becoming less peaceful.

Steve Killelea is founder of the Institute for Economics and Peace, whose Global Peace Index 2014 was released yesterday.

To read the opposing side of this debate, click here.

=>>

The opposing side of this debate:


The world never was peaceful – but combat deaths have plummeted

By Remi Piet
June 18, 2014, 9:47pm

Is the world becoming a more violent place?

The world never was a peaceful place to begin with, but annual battle death has actually dropped tenfold since the 1950s. What is new is the conjunction of three parallel evolutions. First, improved media coverage, informing populations. Second, stronger transnational criminal groups with access to advanced military technology, allowing them to rout armies (as in Iraq). Third, the increased vulnerability of our globalised societies to the impacts of remote conflicts, requiring enhanced international cooperation. Although this combination makes us strive for peace, our global institutions are incapable of efficiently tackling new transnational threats (ISIS) or mitigating political games (Ukraine). Global trade has undeniably increased countries’ interdependence and incentives for peaceful cooperation, although the impact of climate change could eventually multiply conflicts over scarce resources and civil unrest, fuelled by refugee populations.

Dr Remi Piet is assistant professor of political economy at Qatar University.

To read the opposing side of this debate, click here.

_________


What do you think?


Chân thành cám ơn Quý Anh Chị ghé thăm "conbenho Nguyễn Hoài Trang Blog".
Xin được lắng nghe ý kiến chia sẻ của Quý Anh Chị trực tiếp tại Diễn Đàn Paltalk: 1Latdo Tapdoan Vietgian CSVN Phanquoc Bannuoc . 
Kính chúc Sức Khỏe Quý Anh Chị . 



conbenho
Tiểu Muội quantu
Nguyễn Hoài Trang
23062014
___________
Cộng sản Việt Nam là TỘI ÁC
Bao che, dung dưỡng TỘI ÁC là đồng lõa với TỘI ÁC