The saga of first world war reparations gave the debate a new twist; Keynes, in his famous "Economic Consequences of the Peace", argued that the corollary of German repayment would have to be a German trade surplus at the expense of the other nations.
Steven Heydemann, a vice president at the United States Institute of Peace, argued in a blog post this week that the time had come for the United States to confront Arab leaders more forcefully, demanding that they repeal emergency laws and scrap state security courts, which they use to exercise arbitrary power.
The Shas rabbis have traditionally favored exchanging land for peace, arguing that Jewish lives matter more than territory.
The report, "Transitioning to Peace," argues that a reparations program that addresses the needs of survivors is required to achieve lasting peach.
Many in Khomeini's inner circle opposed making peace, arguing that the "sacred defence" had to continue until Saddam's rule collapsed.
Your Nov. 13 editorial "Politics Over Peace" argues that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has placed domestic politics over a peace agreement and explicitly places the burden on Mr. Netanyahu to "get things moving again".
Yet neither side is doing much to resolve the conflict, argues Thomas de Waal a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for Peace, argues Naturally suspicious, neither government offers the offer anything constructive.
They say that the warlords' chains of command remain intact and that the ex-fighters are growing weary of temporary work programmes.If there were an election, and a clear winner, there could be peace, argue many Liberians.
Some groups like Black Voices for Peace argue for a "shutdown strategy" to halt daily life, blocking commuter routes and access to public buildings or gathering places and walking out of school or work.
J. Alexander Their, an Afghanistan expert at the United States Institute of Peace, argues that additional troops can form a basis for stability, but that their presence will be for naught unless there is also government reform.
Employing the slogan "Paz sí, pero no así" ("Peace yes, but not like this"), he launched a petition drive against the peace, arguing that the deal offered to the FARC will "reward terrorists" by allowing them to run for pubic office.
