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<FONT FACE="Verdana"><B>Subject: </B> A Call for Waging Peace<BR>
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Recently, American newspaper Letters and Commentaries have been full of yearning for peace: peace in Iraq for the safe return of our soldiers; peace as a context for the behavior of conflicting groups who are speaking out; peace-- so we can use American power for ends which reflect the “best” America can bring to the world.<BR>
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We know how to wage war. How do we wage peace? No civilization yet has been able to sustain peace. That is the challenge of our time. Wherever you look, events are calling us to this historic challenge.<BR>
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There is experience from which we can draw insight: the evolution of Europe since World War II is a story of the expansion of multilateral security and collaboration. Inside democratic countries, there are systems of democratic participation for bringing diverse needs into alignment and relationship; systems of law which protect the individual and manage the power of the state for the good of the whole. The evolutionary liberation experience of South Africa, the democratic experience of wildly diverse India contain lessons. <BR>
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What do we need to know? Economists Dietrich Fisher and Jurgen Brauer have proposed a Research Agenda for Peace Economics. They identify questions such as these: Are there feasible international security arrangements? How can markets resolve conflicts? How can economic incentives become an effective method to deter aggression? International law experts have their research agendas and proposals for the evolution of international law. Some of their questions include: How do we police effectively? In the face of national resistance, how does the international community act against wrong-doers? What is the range of non-violent initiatives and measures? What conditions optimize the effectiveness of non-violent coercive measures?<BR>
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There is no dearth of opportunity! Will and focused attention is all we lack. As one of our successful Northwest entrepreneurs says “ Let’s Do It!”<BR>
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Starting right now, today—we can each ask “what is my part in waging peace?” And take the first step. <BR>
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Yesterday I put my Wage Peace yard sign up, and distributed them to my neighbors and friends. Today I am writing and sending this letter. <BR>
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Peace! Anne<BR>
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