ABSTRACT
Generating sustained economic development is one of the most important elements in creating greater security through a peacekeeping economy. A high level of transnational ecological stress increases strain and is, therefore, inconsistent with a peacekeeping international company. A peacekeeping international economy would be characterized by relatively few barriers to trade. There are three special purpose international funds that would be useful in achieving or at least facilitating the objectives of a peacekeeping international economy: a Global Environment Fund, a Global Infrastructure Fund, and a Global Bank. In maximizing the peacekeeping potential of the international economic system, it seems most fruitful to look for a combination of strain-reducing and strength-enhancing strategies. The four basic strategies that follow are, key to moving toward a peacekeeping international economy. These are balance independence and interdependence, balance relationships, create flexible, development-oriented international financial institutions, and minimize ecological stress.
