25 Principles of International Order to Ensure Sustainable Peace The motto of the Peace of Westphalia of 1648, Pax Optima Rerum [1], peace is the highest good, reminds us that even after the monstrous Thirty-Years’ War with its eight million deaths, peace could be re-established in Europe by diplomatic negotiation.  There were no victors In More

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