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Peter Dixon, Associate Professor of Practice, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, Columbia University

Americans do talk about peace − just not the same way people do in other countries

Children wave peace doves at a concert for peace in Bogota, Colombia, in August 2022. Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Americans don’t talk much about peace. But it turns out they care about it a lot – they just don’t talk about it the way people who have experienced war or civil conflict do.

When public opinion polls in the U.S. ask people about peace, it’s either in the context of religion or world peace.

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