All sides use ___ in military conflicts. Examples include the U.S. military's 'free-fire zones' during the Vietnam War (1960s and early 1970s) and the Contras' attacks on villages in Nicaragua (1980s).

Peace studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that draws on political science, sociology, history, anthropology, theology, psychology, philosophy, and other fields to:

understand the causes of armed conflict;
develop ways to prevent and resolve war, genocide, terrorism, gross violations of human rights; and
build peaceful and just systems and societies.