On a planet marked by protracted wars, escalating geopolitical tensions, and increasingly explicit threats between powers. Reflecting on peace ceases to be an abstract ideal and becomes a historical imperative.
Peace, a three-letter word that encapsulates the meaning of the common good, peaceful coexistence, and harmony, may have ceased to be a priority in the world.
Armed conflicts, economic sanctions, the use of force as a means of pressure. The imposition of hegemonic agendas demonstrate a profound crisis of dialogue and respect for international law.
In this context, the stance of the United States is particularly worrying. As its political, economic, and military threats continue to generate instability in various regions of the world.
Latin America and the Caribbean, declared a Zone of Peace by CELAC in 2014, have not escaped these tensions.
Despite its commitment to the peaceful resolution of disputes, non-intervention, and the self-determination of peoples. The region is currently besieged by interventionist policies, diplomatic pressure, and coercive mechanisms that threaten its sovereignty.
They call intervention liberation, they call the control of a nation diplomacy. So they call the absolute subjugation of a people peace. This reality reveals a profound contradiction. While the peoples of Latin America strive for peace, cooperation, and regional integration, external threats persist that seek to fracture this collective will.
And what are global organizations doing in the face of so many problems and wars that are leading to the deaths of thousands of people? And what about the UN, tasked with maintaining balance, promoting peace, and the common good?
Although it was created to guarantee collective security, in practice it has demonstrated structural limitations. Marked by the veto power of the major powers and by a selectivity that makes international justice an unequal exercise. Their inaction in the face of this situation reinforces the feeling of vulnerability and discredits the international system.
There is a saying: “To witness a crime in silence is also to commit it.” Because not only those who wage war are responsible, but also those who allow it to happen. Peace is not imposed by force nor guaranteed through fear or domination. It is built upon the recognition of the other, respect for political and cultural diversity, and the firm defense of the sovereignty of peoples.
In such a turbulent global scenario, defending peaceful coexistence is, now more than ever, an act of ethical, political, and human responsibility.
By: Arlenis Betancourt Yañez
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