In working toward a culture of peace, a number of changes within the United Nations would be necessary. For example, the composition of the ___ must change. Right now, the five permanent members are the countries that possessed nuclear weapons first. The representation and use of the single-member veto are both very problematic.

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.