ABSTRACT
This chapter presents an inventory of the available instruments for pursuing peace. It alsp ptresents twenty-four peace ‘tools’ — two that were inherited from the 19th century, and twenty-two that have been developed in the twentieth century. Applying the concept ‘tools’ as a label for the twenty-four approaches can help to create a practical orientation toward their application. The tool chest of the auto mechanic has ever more drawers because new technology is making automobiles increasingly complicated. The chapter explains the tools in chronological order mainly to demonstrate that new tools arose out of experience that revealed the shortcomings of older tools. The League of Nations Covenant provided members with three main peace tools. These are: Collective Security; Peaceful Settlement; and Disarmament/Arms Control. The post-World War II context in which the United Nations emerged provided two severe challenges to those attempting to apply the several peace tools incorporated into the Charter.
