Severe Indictment Of U.S. Foreign Policy
According to the just released Global Peace Index, created by The Economist Intelligence Unit, the U.S. is among the least peaceful nations in the world. And Russia is even less so, a severe condemnation for these two powerful countries. This serious indictment shows the need to reassess policies and return to the rule of international law if the goal for a more peaceful world is to be achieved.
The US ranked 96 out of 121 nations considered, worse than Yemen and slightly better than Iran, Honduras and South Africa. As a comparison, Japan ranked 5th, and three Scandinavian countries (Norway, Denmark and Sweden) ranked among the seven most peaceful countries in the world. Fifteen of the top most peaceful nations are in Western Europe, in countries with democratic values and good standard of living.
The index was based in 24 different indicators which measured peace inside and outside a country. The external indicators included the number of wars a country was involved in the last five years, how much money was earned in arms sales, how many soldiers were killed overseas, and defense spending.
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