Building World Order : Replacing the Law of Force with the Law of the New Millennium

This text examines one of the major questions of the age: how should humanity organize itself on the highest levels of governance - the global level.

A just world order must have a deep foundation, including the development of a global culture of peace and spirituality.

The increased role of women and non-governmental organizations is crucial, as is the mutual understanding, appreciation, and even synthesis of religions.

With an integrated approach to world order, it is argued, the deeper peace that humanity needs and longs for could be possible.

It then reviews the development of international law and the current means of promoting and enforcing it, in the abcence of an international police force.

The essays look at the role of the military in the Cold War and after, and review the prospects for war and peace in the 21st century.