http://webapps.coastal.edu/peace Coastal Carolina University Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:12:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://webapps.coastal.edu/peace/?p=52 http://webapps.coastal.edu/peace/?p=52#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:12:59 +0000 Ken Townsend http://webapps.coastal.edu/peace/?p=52 Continue reading →]]> North Korea is again issuing threats of war.  Al-Qaeda has recently moved into the African nation of Mali and faces the military response of France. War in Syria continues to rage and threatens expansion into Turkey and Israel. Terrorism continues globally.  Added to these examples of armed violence, there remain serious issues faced by populations that could trigger war—hunger, poverty, and political repression. Is there a means by which the level of conflict globally can be reduced significantly and peace reasonably assured?

]]> http://webapps.coastal.edu/peace/?feed=rss2&p=52 0 http://webapps.coastal.edu/peace/?p=50 http://webapps.coastal.edu/peace/?p=50#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:52:37 +0000 Ken Townsend http://webapps.coastal.edu/peace/?p=50 Continue reading →]]> On the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies website, History Professor Dr. Howard Zinn offers his perspective regarding man’s “nature” and war. In your opinion, is it man’s nature to be aggressive, to fight, and to wage war? Or, is man peaceful by nature and his participation in war the product of government coercion, manipulation, and policies?

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