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THE SPECTRUM OF CONFLICT
Peace and Conflict

Any nation or state can be said at any one time to be at peace or in
conflict. Peace remains the goal above all to be prized. In reality the
current security environment places all countries somewhere in this
spectrum of conflict. Many are actually in situations of conflict other
than war and some are at conflict itself. The edges of peace and conflict
are concealed and overlapped.

Peace

Peace is a condition that exists in the relations between groups, classes
or states when there is an absence of direct or indirect violence or the
threat of violence. Military activities discharged during peace are likely
to be based on the need for training and may also include military aid to
the civil authority.

Peace can also be categorised into three main areas:

Figure 3.2 – Stages of Peace

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