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    Transition to Peace: A Defense Engineer’S Search for an Alternative to War
    Transition to Peace: A Defense Engineer’S Search for an Alternative to War
    Transition to Peace: A Defense Engineer’S Search for an Alternative to War
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    Transition to Peace: A Defense Engineer’S Search for an Alternative to War

    By Russell Faure-Brac

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    World peace may seem like an impossible dream. Not only is it counter to human nature, but there are also many political, economic, and cultural obstacles to overcome. In Transition to Peace>/i>, author Russell Faure-Brac contends war is not a necessary evil; there are more effective and rational ways for the United States to defend itself.

    In this analysis, Faure-Brac examines where world peace stands now and how it relates to the rapidly changing world. He combines the nonviolent power of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King; the concept of Peaceful Warriorship as found in the martial arts of Aikido and Ninjutsu; and the Permaculture ideas of Earth Care, People Care, and Faire Share to form the basis for peace programs and three peace principles that he proposes as a new national security policy. Faure-Brac then lays out a plan for making the changes.

    Though world peace might be a challenging prospect, Transition to Peace shows that is possible to achieve it, and the United States can lead the rest of the world in the right direction.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateApr 3, 2012
    ISBN9781469730790
    Transition to Peace: A Defense Engineer’S Search for an Alternative to War
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    Russell Faure-Brac

    Russell Faure-Brac earned a master’s degree in Engineering Economics from Stanford University. He previously worked at Stanford Research Institute where he conducted studies on aerospace and weapons systems. Now retired, he is active with both the peace and transition movements. Faure-Brac lives on a small ranch with his wife in northern California. Visit him online at www.transitiontopeace.com.

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