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Peace means societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups.

"Psychological peace" (such as peaceful thinking and emotions) is less well-defined, yet perhaps a necessary precursor to establishing "behavioural peace". Peaceful behaviour sometimes results from a "peaceful inner disposition". It has been argued by some that inner qualities such as tranquility, patience, respect, compassion, kindness, self-control, courage, moderation, forgiveness, equanimity, and the ability to see the big picture can promote peace within an individual, regardless of the external circumstances of their life. (Full article...)

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Proponents of democratic peace theory argue that both electoral and republican forms of democracy are hesitant to engage in armed conflict with other identified democracies. Different advocates of this theory suggest that several factors are responsible for motivating peace between democratic states. Individual theorists maintain "monadic" forms of this theory (democracies are in general more peaceful in their international relations); "dyadic" forms of this theory (democracies do not go to war with other democracies); and "systemic" forms of this theory (more democratic states in the international system makes the international system more peaceful).

In terms of norms and identities, it is hypothesized that democratic publics are more dovish in their interactions with other democracies, and that democratically elected leaders are more likely to resort to peaceful resolution in disputes (both in domestic politics and international politics). In terms of structural or institutional constraints, it is hypothesized that institutional checks and balances, accountability of leaders to the public, and larger winning coalitions make it harder for democratic leaders to go to war unless there are clearly favorable ratio of benefits to costs. (Full article...)

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Image 1Women dressed in red, white, and blue outfits with missiles strapped around their hips do cheers in the street during the September 24 protest in Washington DC. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 2A "No NATO" protester in Chicago, in front of police, 2012 (from Nonviolent resistance)
Image 3Peace Pagoda, Hiroshima. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 4Viswa Shanti stupa at Wardha (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 5Signs outside the mobile Bushville in Brooklyn (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 6Vishwa Shanti Stupa Delhi (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 7Dhamma Talaka, Birmingham, England (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 8Pro-nonviolence protesters at an anti-globalization protest (from Nonviolent resistance)
Image 9October 2007, protest against the Iraq War in Seattle, Occidental Park sign on a giant puppet says "Why is the U.S. gov't so afraid of the International Criminal Court" (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 10Arrests at an anti-war protest in Moscow (24 February 2022, Tverskaya street) (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 11Russian actress Chulpan Khamatova, known for her roles in Good Bye, Lenin! and Petrov's Flu, was forced to leave Russia after signing an anti-war petition (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 12Peace Pagoda in Japan Center, San Francisco, California, USA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 13Vishwa Shanti Stupa (World Peace Pagoda), Delhi. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 14Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 15Protest against the invasion of Ukraine (Moscow, 24 February 2022) (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 16Peace Pagoda (Buddhist stupa) in Ampra, Sri Lanka. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 17The New England Peace Pagoda in Leverett, Massachusetts USA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 18Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza was arrested after criticizing the war in Ukraine (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 19A black bloc group marches as part of an Iraq War protest in Washington, D.C., March 21, 2009. The full text of the banner reads, "Fight the rich, not their wars." (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 20Mock coffins placed near the offices of defense contractors. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 21The Salt March on March 12, 1930 (from Nonviolent resistance)
Image 22June 22, 2007 protest in Quebec City against Canada's involvement in the Afghan war. (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 23Protester holds sign at March 20, 2010 anti-war protest (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 24Protesters en route to the Pentagon. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 25Protesters march down Pennsylvania Avenue toward the Capitol. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 26A demonstrator offers a flower to military police at a National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam-sponsored protest in Arlington, Virginia, on October 21, 1967. (from Nonviolent resistance)
Image 27Anti-war protest in Oslo, Norway, May 8, 2011 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 28Angel of Peace (from Angel of Peace)
Image 29Vienna, Austria (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 30Inside the Peace Palace (from Peace Palace)
Image 31Demonstrators in London (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 32Protest in Moscow, 21 September 2014 (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 33August 2007 anti-war graffiti in Venice, Italy (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 34Anti-war march in St. Paul, Minnesota, March 19, 2011 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 35Protests were also held on several days leading to the five-year anniversary of the war, including Christian groups marching in Washington, D.C. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 36Protester holds sign at March 20, 2010 anti-war protest (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 37Unawatuna Peace Pagoda (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 38Protesters on 19 March 2005, in London, where organizers claim over 150,000 marched (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 39Russian rock singer Yuri Shevchuk was prosecuted after speaking out against the war in Ukraine at a concert in Ufa. (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 40A group of anti-war protesters approaches a police barricade. The procession reached back nearly three miles as marchers walked from San Francisco Civic Center to the Financial District. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 41The inscription on the snow "NO TO WAR", Petrozavodsk, 5 March. (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 42Russian rapper Oxxxymiron announced a series of benefit concerts outside Russia, entitled Russians Against War, the proceeds from which would be donated to NGOs helping Ukrainian refugees. (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 43Shanti Stupa (Peace Pagoda) at Rajgir. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 44Ramsey Clark speaks at the March 20, 2010, anti-war protest (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 45The Peace Pagoda in Willen, Milton Keynes, England (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 46Russian actor Artur Smolyaninov, known for his roles in The 9th Company and AK-47, was charged for "discrediting" the Russian military (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 47The Brisbane Nepal Peace Pagoda at South Bank Parklands. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 48Protest in Moscow, 21 September 2014 (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 49Graffiti on a wall in Moscow saying "No to war" (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 50Peace Pagoda, Ampara, Sri Lanka (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 51Protest against the war in Afghanistan in New York City, December 10, 2009 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 52Peace Pagoda, Hiroshima, Japan February 9, 2013 (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 53Anti-war protest in Washington, D.C., March 20, 2010 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 54A protest opposite Downing Street in October 2008 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 55Ladakh, India (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 56Dhauli Giri Shanti Stupa (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 57Raging Grannies sing at the March 20, 2010 anti-war protest in Washington, DC (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 58Protest against U.S military interventions and endless U.S. wars in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in October 2016 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 59Peace Pagoda in Latvia (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 60Main hall of the Peace Palace. The background is the entrance of the Courtroom of the International Court of Justice. (from Peace Palace)
Image 61Peace Pagoda, San Francisco, CA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 62Professor Andrey Zubov speaking at the anti-war congress in Moscow (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 63Dhauli Giri Peace Pagoda, Bhubaneswar, India (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 64Irina Prokhorova with Andrey Makarevich (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 65Peace Pagoda in London, England (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 66Painting by children, International Peace Day 2009, Geneva (from International Day of Peace)
Image 67Bust of Carnegie and the original plan of the Peace Palace (from Peace Palace)
Image 68Darjeeling, India (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 69Narita, Chiba Great Peace Pagoda (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 70International Peace Day ceremony, organised by Ekta Parishad, Gandhi Bhawan, Bhopal, India, September 2014 (from International Day of Peace)
Image 71Shanti Stupa, Ladakh, India. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 72Vase given by Russia (from Peace Palace)
Image 73Protest in support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kazan, 1 March 2022 (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 74Protestors in Portland, Oregon, on March 19, 2006 (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Great Smoky Mountains Peace Pagoda in Newport, Tennessee, USA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 76Sapporo, Japan (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 77Protesters holding a banner saying: occupation of the Crimea is a shame of Russia (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 78Peace Pagoda, Grafton, New York USA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 79Muslims offering peace at London Bridge after the 2017 terrorist attack (from Nonviolent resistance)
Image 80Opposition politician Ilya Yashin, the municipal deputy for Moscow's Krasnoselsky District, was arrested after criticizing the war in Ukraine (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 81Stop the War Coalition protest march on March 15, 2008 in London (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 82World Peace Pagoda Analayo in Comilla (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 83Shanti Stupa, Pokhara (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 84The concert of INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE at Amsterdam's Ziggo Dome. 21 September 2014 (organized by MasterPeace) (from International Day of Peace)
Image 85
Medallion of the Gandhi Peace Award
(from Gandhi Peace Award)

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