State Of Peace Research Articles

Moderasi Beragama Lintas Agama dalam Perspektif Hukum Islam

Greetings are one of the opening expressions in communication. How can communication run smoothly, let alone build harmony between religious communities, if greetings as a means of greeting non-Muslims are prohibited? The East Java MUI's appeal, addressed specifically to officials not to say interfaith greetings at official events, has become controversial and polemic in many circles. From cyberspace to the real world, this issue is widely discussed. Apart from the many parties who are against this appeal, there are also quite a few parties who are pro. People who oppose this appeal argue that the interfaith greeting, which has long been practiced by officials when delivering remarks or speeches at official events which are not only attended by Muslims but also adherents of other religions, is an attitude of tolerance. between religious communities and has become a culture. Because human nature is to always want to live in goodness and peace. To realize this nature of mutual peace, a practical relationship is needed that can bring all humans together in a state of calm and peace. So that the word greeting becomes a prayer that humans are granted protection from all disasters and dangers that can befall them.

On the Phenomenology of War and Peace: Studying the Ukrainian "Event"

The current studies of the event and the phenomenon of the war (and of the peace) reflect the ontological and –ensuing- temporal problems of the IR theorising, stemming from the IR field’s purely intersubjective nature, from its lack of the anchor of self-standing objectivity in contrast to the positive and social sciences. As such, the theory-based studies in the field become genetic processes, altering the immediate, pre-theoretical, intersubjective givenness of the IR phenomena and events within their narratives, in accordance to their preceding constructs. Yet, the phenomenology, with the intervention of the phenomenological ontology where it relapses itself into theorising, offers notions and tools for a pre-theoretical access to and description of the intersubjective immediacy of them. In order to outline such a study, this paper examines the event of the Ukrainian War and through it, the phenomena of the war and the peace. It attempts to describe its pre-theoretical, intersubjective immediacy in its synthetic unity in ontological and temporal terms. This attempt brings forth a descriptive and temporally progressive ground of givenness composed of the referentiality to the interstate intersubjectivity, to the “given” interactional forms of the involved actors, which form the synthetic unity of the event (the Ukrainian War and preceding/ upcoming state of Peace) and of the related phenomena (war and peace).

Peace In Islam In The Light Of The Holy Quran And Hadith

Islam is a peaceful, merciful, tolerant, and most kind religion. It is a divine religion. To advance and defend justice and peace, it confronts every cruelty, violence, and viciousness. The goal of the entire Islamic ethical system is to uphold society's overall state of peace, safety, and happiness. This code emphasizes unity and all righteous actions that promote peace and forbids any action that promote violence. Therefore, if the society's members follow Islamic ethics, they will surely experience peace, safety, and satisfaction. All Islamic moral principles result in a better individual who is an upright human being who possesses the admirable qualities of honesty, justice, courage, generosity, patience, and kindness. For Muslims and non-Muslims alike, justice and peace are necessary and important in all circumstances, whether one is joyful and satisfied or disturbed and dissatisfied. This paper focuses on how the holy Qur’an and the traditions of Prophet of Islam (PBUH) teach its followers to obey and uphold the divine laws so that everyone in the society feels safe and comfortable and also educate them to be kind and to like for others as wishes for themselves so that everyone in the society benefits. This paper concludes with the argument that Islam seeks to construct the ideal human society and brotherhood, spreading all-around goodness and divine direction among people for their benefit and betterment.

Nigeria: Failed State and the State of the Nation

Every failed or collapsed state in the world has a history. Such history is often laden with indices of practices abhorred in other progressive and relatively peaceful states. Nigeria has become infamous for her retarded growth when placed side by side with other developing countries. The reasons for these are not in the blues rather are seen in the day to day activities of an average Nigerian not to mention the seeming institutionalization of decadence in the political structure and polity. This article is anchored on the elite theory so as to plausibly explain this precarious situation. The methodology employed is mainly the analysis of secondary data from journals, literature and documentaries, while also carrying out relevant empirical review. Findings revealed that Nigeria as an entity has experienced in good measure and at a very high rate the characteristics of a failed state some of which include lack of adequate security, corruption, human rights violation, lack of development, weak governance, poor administration, enduring social tensions, violent conflicts, ruins or memories of a civil war, lack of respect for rule of law and loss of legitimacy. The study recommends among others that there should be National Action Plan to guide development strategies, reformation of electoral laws, respect for rule of law, public participation in decision making and a fiscal federalism.

Inner Peace needs of male psychiatric patients in post-war Croatia are associated with their needs to clarify open issues in their life and their needs for forgiveness.

More than 25 years after the end of the Balkan war, many people belonging to the post-war population are still traumatized by the war events and have been treated for post-traumatic stress disorder or other psychiatric diagnoses. We were interested in their Inner Peace needs, how these relate to indicators of mental health, and their needs to clarify open processes in their lives and to forgive and be forgiven. In a cross-sectional survey with standardized questionnaires (i.e., SpNQ, PCL-M, HADS, and BMLSS), 638 male patients who were treated in seven psychiatric centers in Croatia were enrolled. 68% were diagnosed with PTSD and 32% had other psychiatric diagnoses. Most had actively participated in the Balkan war (79%), and 60% for the whole war period. Strong needs to "immerse into beauty of nature" were stated by 47%, to "dwell at a place of quietness and peace" by 66%, and to "find inner peace" by 57%. These Inner Peace needs were highest in men treated with PTSD diagnoses as compared to men with other psychiatric diagnoses and were slightly lower in men who were active during the whole war period as compared to shorter phases of war participation. Regression analyses with Inner Peace needs as a dependent variable revealed that Clarification/Forgiveness needs were the best predictor, with further influences of PTSD symptoms and life satisfaction, explaining altogether 49% of the variance. The best predictors of their PTSD symptoms were life satisfaction, perceived burden, depressive symptoms, Inner Peace needs, religious trust, and duration of war participation, explaining 60% of the variance. In Croatian male war participants in clinical treatment decades after the war, Inner Peace needs indicate their ongoing intention to let go of their disturbing experiences and to find states of inner peace, particularly at specific places of quietness and peace. These needs can be considered metaphors for longing for wholeness, integrity, and safety, in contrast to the ongoing impact of unresolved issues. Thus, apart from psychotherapeutic treatment, sheltered places of nature, inspiration, and reconciliation might be elements to improve the difficult situation of post-war victims still suffering from their experiences.

Why Terrorism in the Middle East is Unending? Understanding the Influence of Islamic Political Culture and Its Effects on the Region

This study contends that terrorism remains a substantial global challenge, with a particular stronghold in the Middle East. Effectively tackling this issue demands a comprehensive grasp of the region's political culture and the intricate role of religion, specifically Islam, in the recruitment and radicalization of individuals. Given that Islam exerts significant influence in the Middle East, it can either be leveraged to promote peace or exploited to rationalize acts of terrorism. This paper delves into potential strategies aimed at eradicating terrorism, which encompass the advancement of peace, redressal of grievances, and the cultivation of economic development and democracy within the Middle East. According to this study, several strategic avenues can be pursued to mitigate the looming threat of terrorism. These include the promotion of moderate interpretations of Islam, redressing fundamental grievances pervasive in the region, resolving the longstanding Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and harnessing international cooperation to effectively combat terrorism. By comprehending the intricate political culture of the Middle East and proactively addressing the underlying causes of terrorism, a sustainable state of peace and stability can be attained.

Grant-Free SCMA Design Using SDN/NFV With Physical Layer Security

In 5G and beyond, the end-user broadcasts data into the radio domain; therefore, protecting the physical layer security (PLS) is a more challenging issue. Here, Sparse Code Multiple Access (SCMA) handles PLS naturally. Because multiple physical resources are encoded in different codes, these codes cannot be easily decoded without sharing a mother codebook and mapping matrix. However, there are a few studies about security implementation in the physical layer against the challenges of the three subdomains of end users, base stations, and the core network. Moreover, there are two new research questions for resource allocation in SCMA: How do codebooks affect the Bit Error Rate (BER) performance of end-users? In the presence or absence of a jammer or interference, how should codebooks be assigned to users? We believe that it can only be overcome by using some new paradigms together: Software-defined radio (SDR), Software-defined networking (SDN), and network function virtualization (NFV). We consider the PLS implementation on SCMA-based 5G by investigating codebook assignment in the presence of noise/jammer with a novel Quality of Service (QoS) parameter (ϕ), which is the ratio of the received power by the user to overloading (λ). In the SDN/NFV controller, the QoS metric-based codebook assignment algorithm prioritizes users into newly defined PEACE, NORMAL, and WAR states. In the OpenFlow table of SDR, grant-free access can be easily implemented. As a result, the BERs for different overloading are the same for the same ratio of energy rate per bit and spectral noise density. The BER is lower when the mother codebook is 150% than when the codebook is 200%. An existing codebook of one eMBB can be utilized to serve one URLLC user and two MTC users with an acceptable BER.

Analysis of key threats to European security and the Republic of Moldova

In humanitarian law, the terms public order or public security describe the general conditions that must exist for citizens to enjoy their rights and freedoms.
 States thus become responsible for the defense of public safety. The Republic of Moldova, like other countries around the world, remains influenced by events outside its borders, especially those that can trigger conflicts. Directly or indirectly, due to a strategic geopolitical positioning, the Republic of Moldova is forced to create mechanisms that are functional and appropriate to the real contexts in order to be able to deal with possible difficulties, which, moreover, continue to leave their mark on the citizens.
 In the present study we will refer to the threats, risks and vulnerabilities as they are understood in the controversy of researchers and specialists in security and public order, both on the internal and external (regional and international) dimensions.
 Thus, the definitions of the stated concepts do not belong to us, but we completely rely on the definitions of the notions invoked in the previous studies, with strict references.
 So, by Threat to security is an action or sequence of events that seriously threatens to degrade the quality of life of the citizens of a state, in a relatively short period of time, or constitutes a threat that cannot be ignored to the freedom of choice of the policy of a government or a private or non-governmental entity within a state [1, page 153].
 Risks refer to possible but uncertain events that can cause harm. The impact of the risk depends on the evolving threats, plus the level of vulnerability to those threats, as well as the capacity available to deal with those threats. Plus, the risks affecting national security will be evaluated according to the fields of activity and their level of gravity and probability will be taken into account.
 Vulnerabilities are analyzed from a classical point of view. Vulnerability depends on the nature of the state’s situation: either the state of war/conflict, the «apparent» state of peace, or it depends on the objectives/ interests pursued by an actor/disturber in the region. In general, vulnerabilities are processes or phenomena in the internal life of a state (weaknesses), which reduce the ability to react to existing or potential risks or which favor their emergence and development. Specific to the Republic of Moldova, vulnerabilities can be evaluated from an internal and external perspective (depending on where they are generated). For example, the unilateral dependence of the Republic of Moldova on foreign systems in the energy field is a major vulnerability that, in the current security environment, turns into a threat to national security. It can also be a question of vulnerabilities characteristic of weak countries, as well as the emigration of highly qualified specialists and the weakening of the country’s development potential.
 Also, the Republic of Moldova can be affected not only by classic threats, such as international terrorism or cross-border organized crime. In this sense, the situation in Transnistria and the involvement of the Russian Federation as a hegemonic force should also be outlined.

Transitional justice and the media: a case study on the special jurisdiction for peace and the press in Colombia

Transitional justice applicable to the transition from dictatorships to democracies and from states of war to states of peace, supposes a very wide field of study, application and varied developments according to the transition scenarios. Its implementation under conditions of permanence of internal armed conflict and social and political cleavage, has led to divisions for or against it and for or against the armed actors in dispute in Colombia. These cleavages have been transferred to the media in the form of ideological positions, which construct truths that may or may not favor transitional justice. This article deals with transitional justice as a theoretical and political perspective, synthesizes the origin, development and characteristics of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace, JEP in Colombia and presents the results of an investigation that seeks to identify the existence or not of a differential treatment by of the newspapers El Tiempo and El Espectador on the Transitional Justice Law in the case of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (2017), JEP applied to the FARC-EP guerrilla group in the framework of the Havana peace process signed in the year 2016.

Сучасна парадигма фінансової політики держави та особливості її реалізації в умовах війни на території України

Introduction. In peacetime, each country that implements the democratic values of civil society determines the growth of the welfare of citizens and the realization of their economic interests and constitutional rights as the main development priority. At the same time, the state’s financial policy is the main economic instrument of growth. It provides an optimal, efficient distribution of GDP through the institutions of the budget system and forms a stable financial environment, which is a condition for the realization of property rights and the investment potential of legal entities and individuals. Such conditions are ideal for implementing market laws , the mechanism of financial policy, and its methods and tools generally have a corrective and stimulating effect. In a different economic situation, other tools and methods of the state’s financial policy mechanism become effective when the country is at war. Problem Statement. The peculiarity of the implementation of financial policy in war conditions is a violation of financial stability and macroeconomic imbalances, the main challenge is the cash gaps between revenues and expenditures of the state and local budgets, which is a consequence of a reduction in the revenue component of the state budget when a significant increase in defense and security spending is required. Purpose. Justification of the modern paradigm of the financial policy of the state and the peculiarities of its implementation in the conditions of war on the territory of Ukraine, as well as the development of measures to implement the priority goals of the state's financial policy in the conditions of war and post-war reconstruction. Methods. Statistical and analytical methods, a systematic approach, a method of groupings, generalizing characteristics, a tabular method and a comparison method were used. To reveal the essence of financial policy in terms of the formation of budget expenditures in war conditions, the methodology of the theory of uncertainty and the structural-functional approach were applied. Results. The study of the modern paradigm of the state's financial policy in Ukraine substantiates the need to identify three models for its implementation: 1) in a peaceful state, 2) during the war, 3) financial policy of Ukraine’s recovery. The strategic goals of each model of financial policy may coincide, this primarily applies to goals that should ensure a positive trend in GDP growth and monetary incomes of citizens. However, modern challenges in the period of a full-scale war on the territory of Ukraine determine the only priority goal of the present for the whole society - ensuring Victory and de-occupation of the territory. Measures that make it possible to realize the priority goals of the state's financial policy in war conditions should be divided into two groups: the first is immediate (primary) measures to optimize budget spending in war conditions, and the second is budgetary measures for post-war reconstruction Conclusions. The justification of the modern paradigm of the financial policy of Ukraine is conditioned by the need for conceptual and methodological research in the field of transformation of the existing financial system of the state, which has not got rid of the elements of administrative-command control levers and to substantiate the legal and institutional foundations for the development of the public finance system of the state. “Recovery bonds” as an investment resource for post-war recovery can become a separate instrument in the market of domestic government borrowings. The priority of realizing the goals of the state’s financial policy model during the war should not deny the strategic goals of realizing the financial policy goals of restoring Ukraine as a European state.

Badī‘ al-Zamān Sa‘īd Nursī’s approach through writing in da‘wah: A study of effective verbal communication

Effective da‘wah communication is veritably necessary in maintaining the well-being of the community so that it's always in a state of peace, tranquility, and harmony. The traditional medium of preaching, which previously only revolved around oral mediums such as lectures and speeches, needs to be improved with the method of delivery through writing. Badī‘ al-Zamān Sa‘īd Nursī used the pen as the medium of his preaching, resulting in the work Rasā’il al-Nūr, which spread throughout the world. Therefore, this study focuses on the study of Sa‘īd Nursī's form of communication while spreading and delivering da‘wah through jotting styles (bi al- kitābah), such as his masterpiece Rasā’il al-Nūr, letters, and newspapers. This study is a library study, and the analysis is based on the document analysis framework (contents analysis). While the book Rasā’il al-Nūr is the main basis of every topic of discussion and includes some scholars' views on da‘wah communication. The results of the study set up that, Sa‘īd Nursī's greatest da‘wah contribution was through the writing approach. The findings also set up that Sa‘īd Nursī's da‘wah experience in colorful stages of his life similar to politics, education, war, and so on, caused him to be loaded with preaching experience with colorful forms of communication, especially in jotting, until he was appointed as a contemporary preacher of the Islamic world.

Brides in Rags! Conflict, Political Organization, Political Settlements and Uganda’s Transition to Multi-Party Politics Since 1986

Following a long-drawn-out five-year insurgency (1981‒1986), Uganda moved from a crisis to stability where political organizations were progressively transformed, albeit with institutionalized roadblocks. The former insurgent army – the National Resistance Army (NRA) and its political wing the National Resistance Movement (NRM) pursued a post-conflict transformation process, which was essentially driven by neo-liberal reforms, but metamorphosed into a dominant political party, undermining the hither to traditional political parties. Through historical interrogation, this paper seeks to bring to the fore reflections to the questions; “Why did the post war-NRA/NRM undertake a rapid shift in political ordering after the guerrilla war in 1986? Why did the new government pursue a pseudo neo-liberal agenda that sought free-market style policies and nested democratization after the guerrilla war?” These preliminary questions are asked for two fundamental reasons. One; it is common knowledge that in the early 1970s Museveni –The NRA warlord was a Marxist–Leninist and therefore in hot pursuit for socialism as a mode of statecraft. However, he became less of a socialist particularly at the end of his rebellion. Why? Secondly, post-war state-building theory, presupposes that after rebels have captured power following a civil war, their propensity to pursue liberal free-market type of politics is habitually low. Why then did NRA/NRM with extremely negative views for free-market style of politics undertake to institute multi-party politics? What political settlements did NRM pursue and how have they been institutionalized and instrumentalized overtime? What have been the attendant effects of these settlements in Uganda and how can these impacts be profiled in light of other war-to peace states in Africa?

Strategic Communication in Support of Migrants Integration in Host Communities

International actors, both states and supra-state organizations, face certain challenges in managing the migration phenomenon. Among these challenges, in the present paper, we have chosen to focus on those that may emerge following the relocation itself, starting from the premise that the way in which the integration of migrants takes place within the host community is a decisive factor for the type of effects that can be generated in the security environment. The purpose of the article is to identify the means by which the migration management system can be improved, in order to support states, governments and authorities in their efforts to maintain public order and the state of peace. The analysis of the concept of strategic communication (StratCom) reveals aspects, dimensions, parameters and frameworks that indicate its relevance and usefulness in the smooth development of the process of social integration of emigrants, and the present study is aimed at identifying these characteristics as well as at modelling a StratCom framework that is generally applicable to any scenario, in support of governments, host communities and migrants alike. Finally, we will adapt the general working framework to a specific one, focused on the integration of Ukrainian migrants within the Romanian community, in the context of the Russia-Ukraine conflict near Romania’s borders, given the actual situation that needs to be managed by the Romanian state so that possible tensions between the two social groups can be avoided.

Positive Function of Social Conflict: Decoding State–Church Interaction in China

Conflict between local state and churches in China has increased both in number and intensity in recent years due to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) tightened regulation and control over religious affairs and religious groups. Drawing on the theoretical insight of the positive function of social conflict proposed by Coser and the empirical findings in China, this paper tries to decode the impact of China’s religious policies on state–church interaction under Xi Jinping’s rule. It finds that the overall impacts of state intensified control over religions are twofold. On the one hand, state intervention paradoxically serves as a facilitating factor to enhance religious group’s internal cohesion, reinforce their group identity and help them reflect on and change their survival and development strategies. On the other hand, increased state control at the same time generates an unpleasant outcome that is not beneficial for a peaceful state–church interaction.

The mechanism for the positive effect of foreign language peace of mind in the Chinese EFL context: a moderated mediation model based on learners’ individual resources

Abstract Foreign language peace of mind (FLPOM) is conceptualized as a Chinese culture-specific low-arousal positive emotional state of inner peace and harmony. It is used to describe learners’ psychological well-being in the Chinese English as a foreign language (EFL) context. This study examines the intermediate mechanism for the positive effect of FLPOM on language achievement by testing learners’ cognitive engagement as a mediator on the relationship between FLPOM and language achievement and competitive psychological climate as a moderator of the mediation effect. Foreign language enjoyment (FLE), a comparatively high-arousal positive emotion, is also tested in the same model for comparison purposes. Results showed that cognitive engagement mediated the relationship between both FLPOM and FLE and language achievement and that competitive psychological climate negatively moderated (i.e., weakened) the mediation effect of cognitive engagement on FLE and achievement, but did not moderate the mediation effect of cognitive engagement on FLPOM and achievement. The findings point to the role of FLPOM in gaining learners’ individual resources (e.g., cognitive engagement) and, more importantly, the distinctive role of the low-arousal emotion of FLPOM in lowering resource loss and maintaining learner engagement in high resource loss (e.g., high competitiveness, high stress) circumstances.

The sense of social security of Ukrainian refugees in Poland

Social security is a relatively new area of research in security sciences. In a life-threatening situation, any of us would try to escape. The example of refugees from Ukraine allows us to indicate a number of threats resulting from forced migration caused by war. What does social security mean to of Ukrainian emigrants in Poland? Since security is defined as a state of peace, a state of certainty and a guarantee of one’s behavior, the sense of security is a state of anxiety and lack of confidence. In order to better understand and assess this threat, it is necessary to explain what social security is. Social security is a concept that is viewed from many directions and there is no adopted definition that describes this social phenomenon. For the purposes of this article, the following definition has been adopted: Social security is associated with the probability of undesirable social phenomena (problems) and the limitation of risks related to survival and quality of life in the economic and cultural spheres. Moreover, the level of social security adjusts to social challenges and risks and such is the increased number of refugees in Poland.

Ecocritical study on relationships between humans, nature, and god in the novel the Alchemist

This research was inspired by an ecocritical study of the interaction between humans and nature in literary works. Man and nature were created by God so that man, nature, and God become three inseparable things. This paper aims to reveal the harmonious relationship between humans, nature and God in the novel The Alchemist. Paulo Coelho’s enchanting novel The Alchemist has inspired a devoted following around the world. This story, dazzling in its powerful simplicity and soul-stirring wisdom, tells the story of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried near the Pyramids. Data analysis applied the Miles and Huberman analysis technique starting with data reduction, then data presentation, and finally drawing conclusions. The results show that literary works such as The Alchemist can contribute to eliciting a new awareness in readers regarding the relationship between humans and nature and their relationship with God as the creator. The harmonious relationship between humans, nature and God is depicted in the novel as a positive state of inner peace, calmness, and balance, as well as the feeling of being in tune with nature. Nature and natural phenomena are signs sent by God to humans as a guide in navigating life. The implications of this study are that literary works such as The Alchemist can contain many simple life lessons combined with a very strong moral message.

Manajemen Stress Pada Masa New Normal dalam Menumbuhkan Kesehatan Mental

Mental health or what we know as mental health is a condition in which the mind of each individual is in a state of peace and calm, so that it will allow each individual to enjoy life that is lived daily and be able to appreciate other individuals who are around him around.
 The purpose of making this journal is to find out stress management in the new normal period in growing mental health. This study was conducted to determine the extent to which the impact of COVID-19 which interferes with individual mental health has an impact on the stress experienced by many individuals. This study uses the method used in this study, namely using qualapriktive research methods with literature study data collection techniques. Which will discuss 7 national journals which all have something to do with mental health as a result of COVID-19

Recommendation System for Mental Health Article on Circle Application

Healthy mental health is a condition when minds are in a state of peace and calm and not disturbed, thus enabling us to enjoy our daily lives with respect for others. In Indonesia, there are quite a number of sufferers of mental health disorders, approximately 19 million people over the age of 15 experience mental and emotional disorders, both at mild to severe levels. These data show that the Indonesian state has not been able to properly address mental health problems and that the existence of a pandemic tends to increase sufferers of mental health disorders, which if left unchecked will have a negative impact. Based on this problem, the Circle application, that focuses on mental health using Android technology that supports self-help with several services, one of which is an article service. The article service in the Circle application requires a recommendation system that can recommend articles according to the mental health conditions experienced by users so that the articles are able to alleviate the mental health problems currently experienced by users. Topic Modeling is an approach to analyze a collection of text documents and group them into topics. Topic Modeling has several methods that can be applied in making topics, one of which is BERTopic. It is a technique that leverages Transformer and c-TF-IDF to create dense clusters, preserving keywords in topic descriptions while making topics easier to interpret. There are 3 important components of the BERTopic algorithm namely Document Embedding, Document Clustering, Topic Representation. This study uses Topic Modeling with the BERTopic method as the baseline for the mental health article recommendation system in the circle application.

Wojna w nauczaniu papieża Franciszka. Czy zmiana nauczania Kościoła katolickiego?

War in the Teaching of Pope Francis: Is the Teaching of the Catholic Church Changing? The issues of “war” and “peace” are a constant aspect of Pope Francis’ teaching. The aim of this paper is to determine whether Francis’ stance on war is a continuation of the hitherto realistic view of this phenomenon found in the teaching of the Catholic Church or whether it has come closer to idealistic notions. The research focuses mainly on an exegesis of the statements of Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Pope Francis) and to a lesser extent an interpretation of his actions and omissions. We conclude that, in the case of the current pope’s teaching, we are dealing with a modification of the approach to war and peace adopted in the doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church, consisting in the formal acceptance of the idea of a „just war” combined, however, with the imposition of important limitations on it. Similarly to apologists of pacifist humanism, Francis demonstrates an optimistic belief in the possibility of building a world order without violence. Significantly, he attempts to combine the promotion of pacifist ideals with an appeal to Christian moral principles. This rather intellectually daring ideological juxtaposition, freely treating both historical circumstances and contemporary events, provides Francis with a starting point for analysing and assessing the current destabilisation of the world order in international relations. In our view, Francis assumes that the main contemporary sources of war lead to human exclusion (in various aspects of existence) and the degradation of nature. For Francis, therefore, the vindication of a state of peace and thus the unconditional abandonment of war depends directly on the quality of life of the human race and the connected capacity of the ecosphere. At the same time, Francis avoids recognising Russia as a state that has attacked another state (Ukraine). This, and the avoidance of drawing consequences from the assumption of man’s original sin-contaminated nature, makes Francis’ teaching on war internally incoherent.