Why Foreign Policy?

A vital element in the road to the creation of a Peace Economy is the development of levelheaded and Peace-Oriented foreign policy. Indeed, at the Peace Economy Project, we define peace as such: “Peace is not simply the absence of violence, but an environment free of the very factors that inspire violence.” Whereas all citizens seek to be free from violence (which is not exclusive to military action), we must understand what motivates violence and seek to find appropriate policies to solve these problems before they escalate into unnecessary violence..