Positive Peace FW Triumph

My value for today’s round is Justice defined as giving each their due. 
Valerie Elverton Dixon PHD writes in 2009 that
Truth. Respect. Security. These three attitudes are necessary to a peace with justice. Peace
is deeper than the absence of
violent conflict. A negative peace is the condition where people are not actively involved in
violent conflict, but where enmity and distrust remain. One considers the Other as evil, someone who ought to be
suppressed and contained by any means necessary. Fear fills the imaginary space between the one and the Other. Violent conflict can erupt at
any moment. These conflicts are often characterized as just wars. However, no war can meet the criteria of just war theory. No war is the last
resort. No war protects innocents. Conversely,
a positive peace is one where the fear, hatred and
suspicion of the Other no longer exist. Violent conflict is not engaged because there is no
desire to do harm to the Other. Just peace theory proposes methods of just peacemaking that
can craft a positive peace. A just peace is a positive peace and this is its distinguishing feature from the idea of
peace as simply the absence of war

 Thus, because Justice requires a positive peace, the value criterion is promoting
positive peace. 
The Institute for Economics and Peace has identified 8 pillars of positive peace.
They are Well-Functioning Government, Sound Business Environment, Equitable
Distribution of Resources, Good Relations with Neighbors, Free Flow of Information,
High Levels of Human Capital, and Low Levels of Corruption. 
It’s important to note, that these Pillars aren’t independent of one another. The IEP
explains
One of Positive Peace’s value-adds is its applicability for empirically measuring a country’s resilience, or ability to absorb and recover from
shocks. It can also be used to measure fragility and to help predict the likelihood of conflict, violence and instability. The eight factors
of Positive Peace represent a complex set of interdependent social dynamics and as such are
best thought of systemically. As an example, high levels of human capital can act as a driver
of economic growth, while a strong business environment can be a driver of improved
education. Analysis of corruption demonstrates that 80 per cent of countries scoring poorly in low levels of corruption also score poorly in high levels of human capital,
highlighting the interconnected nature of the factors. 

Simply put, we should strive to maximize the principles of positive peace, and in doing
so the US achieves its obligation to create a just peace.