Commentary
Does the end of gunfire mean peace? In Ukraine, the answer is tragically no. History teaches us that true peace is not merely the absence of war—it is the presence of justice, trust, and enduring cooperation. The Treaty of Versailles ended World War I, but created a negative peace. In doing so, it sowed the seeds of another war. Only after World War II did the United States, as a global power, construct a system under Bretton Woods and the United Nations which addressed the structural and cultural roots of conflict and laid the foundation for a positive peace.