The Difficult Task of Peace

Section I.Chapter 1. Introduction. Francisco Rojas AravenaChapter 2. The Complex Concept of Peace in an Uncertain World.  Fernando BlascoSection II. Regional OutlookChapter 3. Peace, Governance and Security in Africa: Getting it Right. Samuel Kale Ewusi and Kingsley L. NgangeChapter 4. Prospects of Peace and Conflict in the Middle East in the 21st Century. Amr Abdalla, Lilya Akay, and Zeynya ShikurChapter 5. Latin America and the International Court of Justice.  Juan Carlos Sainz-BorgoChapter 6. Securitizing South China Sea: ASEANs Response to Traditional and Non-Traditional Maritime Security Conflicts. Alma María O. Salvador and Daisy C. SalvadorSection III.  Institutional OutlookChapter 7. Role of International Adjudication in Conflict Resolution and Transformation. Mihir KanadeChapter 8. The European Union: A Sound Superpower in a Multipolar World. Enrique Barón Crespo and Pelayo CastroChapter 9. The Belt and Road: Building a Community of Shared Interests Together. Zhang XiaoyuChapter 10. The African Union in the Present Context. Ekwealor Chinedu ThomasSection IV. Common Challenges and InterventionsChapter 11. Religious Fundamentalism and Violent Extremism. Zahid Shahab AhmedChapter 12. Terrorist Fighters, Mass Surveillance, and International Law. Mariateresa GarridoChapter 13.  Achieving Food Security in the Face of Inequality, Climate Change and ConflictChapter 14.  Using Participatory Action Research to Define Cultures of Peace

Francisco Rojas-Aravena is Rector of the University for Peace (UPEACE), Costa Rica, and former Secretary-General of the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO). He is a member of Editorial Councils of several professional journals, including Foreign Affairs Latin America (Mexico), Pensamiento Iberoamericano (Spain) and Ciencia Política (Colombia).