When John F. Kennedy was president, the U.S. and U.S.S.R. were in the midst of a dangerous 'Cold War.' Yet, after being in office for only six months, JFK met with the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, in hopes of improving relations between our countries and agreeing to mutual ___.

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.