While many think that John F. Kennedy supported the build-up of troops in ___, that is not accurate. When Eisenhower left office, there were officially 685 military advisers in the country. They were sent here to help the government of President Ngo Dinh Diem.

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.