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be considered as the bare minimum of peace. Therefore, it is crucial that countries obligatorily make the utmost effort to
safeguardit.InstitutionssuchastheUNSCexisttohelpnationsguaranteeandmaintainpassivepeace.Article1oftheUN
Charter emphasizes that the purpose of the UN is to “take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of
threats to the peace.” As Zelensky has criticized, it is questionable whether the UN is in fact taking “effective collective
measures”forpeace.Yet,theCharterisagooddemonstrationoftheworld’sconcerntowardpassivepeace.
Additionally,whileitistruethatpeaceusuallyrelatestotheissueofdirectviolence,whatonemustnotneglectisthefact
thatotherformsofviolencealsoexist.Theabsenceofsuchotherformsofviolence,orindirectviolenceisreferredtoas‘active
peace.’Thisconceptofactivepeacesuggeststhatacrime-free,nonbelligerentnationcouldalsobeunpeaceful.Anexample
that represents indirect violence is structural violence. Structural violence is a type of violence caused by inequitable
structures that harm certain groups of people. Since it is caused by a social structure, it is particular in that the offender
cannot be strictly identified. An example of structural violence can be observed in the recent protest by a disability rights
group in Korea. The Solidarity against Disability Discrimination group has been holding subway protests since last year,
callingfortheprocurementofthegovernmentbudgettoguaranteethemobilityrightsofthedisabled.Thegrouparguedthat
due to the infringement on mobility rights, disabled people are simultaneously suffering from limited access to education
and social participation. While such violation of minorities’ rights does not involve physical violence and the offender is
unclear, victims do exist and conflicts emerge from them. Therefore, for a society to be deemed perfectly peaceful, it is
necessarythatindirectviolenceberesolved.
Lastly,evenifbothdirectandindirectviolenceisgone,itisimportanttonotethatanindividualmaystillnotfeelatpeace.
Foranindividualtofeelultimatelyatpeace,oneshouldbefullycapableofcontrollinghisorhermindandtacklingstress
andanxietythatarisefromwithin.Iffundamentallythis‘individualpeace’isnotachieved,nomatterhowtranquilorserene
theworldaroundus,itseemspretentiousandhypocritical.Thiscouldprovideanexplanationforwhytheconceptsof‘inner
peace’ and ‘peace of mind’ gained popularity over the recent years despite the 21st century being generally regarded as
one of the most peaceful periods in human history. Further proof that shows the significance of individual peace can be
foundinKorea’smentalhealthrate.AccordingtotheInstituteofEconomics&Peace’sGlobalPeaceIndex,in2020,Korea
was among relatively peaceful countries, ranking 48th out of 163 countries. However, in the same year, Korea showed the
highestdepressionprevalencerateandsuiciderateamongOECDcountries.Thisdifferenceinnumbersclearlysignifiesthat
althoughtheremaybecertaincorrelationsbetweensocialandindividualpeace,thereisnostrictcausalrelationshipbetween
thetwo.Therefore,toaccuratelyaccountforanation’speacelevel,individualpeaceelementsshouldalsobefactoredin.
Toconclude,asthereisnosetdefinitionforpeace,theremaybedifferingopinionsonwhetheranationistrulyatpeaceor
not.Generally,thetermpeacereferstopassivepeace,whichsignifiesastatethatisabsentofanyphysicalordirectviolence.
Nevertheless,ifwedefinepeacemorebroadly,peacecanbeinterpretedasactivepeace,whichrequirestheabsenceofnot
only direct violence but also indirect violence. Furthermore, the word peace can also represent individual peace, which
contributestothewell-beingofindividuals.Therefore,beforefeelingrelievedthatournationiscurrentlyatpeacesincewe
are not at war, one must always keep in mind that various improvements can be made for a nation to become even more
peaceful.Onlythencanweapproachundisputedpeace.
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be considered as the bare minimum of peace. Therefore, it is crucial that countries obligatorily make the utmost effort to
safeguardit.InstitutionssuchastheUNSCexisttohelpnationsguaranteeandmaintainpassivepeace.Article1oftheUN
Charter emphasizes that the purpose of the UN is to “take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of
threats to the peace.” As Zelensky has criticized, it is questionable whether the UN is in fact taking “effective collective
measures”forpeace.Yet,theCharterisagooddemonstrationoftheworld’sconcerntowardpassivepeace.
Additionally,whileitistruethatpeaceusuallyrelatestotheissueofdirectviolence,whatonemustnotneglectisthefact
thatotherformsofviolencealsoexist.Theabsenceofsuchotherformsofviolence,orindirectviolenceisreferredtoas‘active
peace.’Thisconceptofactivepeacesuggeststhatacrime-free,nonbelligerentnationcouldalsobeunpeaceful.Anexample
that represents indirect violence is structural violence. Structural violence is a type of violence caused by inequitable
structures that harm certain groups of people. Since it is caused by a social structure, it is particular in that the offender
cannot be strictly identified. An example of structural violence can be observed in the recent protest by a disability rights
group in Korea. The Solidarity against Disability Discrimination group has been holding subway protests since last year,
callingfortheprocurementofthegovernmentbudgettoguaranteethemobilityrightsofthedisabled.Thegrouparguedthat
due to the infringement on mobility rights, disabled people are simultaneously suffering from limited access to education
and social participation. While such violation of minorities’ rights does not involve physical violence and the offender is
unclear, victims do exist and conflicts emerge from them. Therefore, for a society to be deemed perfectly peaceful, it is
necessarythatindirectviolenceberesolved.
Lastly,evenifbothdirectandindirectviolenceisgone,itisimportanttonotethatanindividualmaystillnotfeelatpeace.
Foranindividualtofeelultimatelyatpeace,oneshouldbefullycapableofcontrollinghisorhermindandtacklingstress
andanxietythatarisefromwithin.Iffundamentallythis‘individualpeace’isnotachieved,nomatterhowtranquilorserene
theworldaroundus,itseemspretentiousandhypocritical.Thiscouldprovideanexplanationforwhytheconceptsof‘inner
peace’ and ‘peace of mind’ gained popularity over the recent years despite the 21st century being generally regarded as
one of the most peaceful periods in human history. Further proof that shows the significance of individual peace can be
foundinKorea’smentalhealthrate.AccordingtotheInstituteofEconomics&Peace’sGlobalPeaceIndex,in2020,Korea
was among relatively peaceful countries, ranking 48th out of 163 countries. However, in the same year, Korea showed the
highestdepressionprevalencerateandsuiciderateamongOECDcountries.Thisdifferenceinnumbersclearlysignifiesthat
althoughtheremaybecertaincorrelationsbetweensocialandindividualpeace,thereisnostrictcausalrelationshipbetween
thetwo.Therefore,toaccuratelyaccountforanation’speacelevel,individualpeaceelementsshouldalsobefactoredin.
Toconclude,asthereisnosetdefinitionforpeace,theremaybedifferingopinionsonwhetheranationistrulyatpeaceor
not.Generally,thetermpeacereferstopassivepeace,whichsignifiesastatethatisabsentofanyphysicalordirectviolence.
Nevertheless,ifwedefinepeacemorebroadly,peacecanbeinterpretedasactivepeace,whichrequirestheabsenceofnot
only direct violence but also indirect violence. Furthermore, the word peace can also represent individual peace, which
contributestothewell-beingofindividuals.Therefore,beforefeelingrelievedthatournationiscurrentlyatpeacesincewe
are not at war, one must always keep in mind that various improvements can be made for a nation to become even more
peaceful.Onlythencanweapproachundisputedpeace.
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