Lack of international understanding

There is a prevailing climate of fear and mistrust between governments and peoples of East and West and North and South. A lack of contact at a variety of levels aggravates the general lack of understanding. The absence of a genuine political dialogue increases the readiness of nations to resort to the use of force.

1. Lack of understanding

1. Inter-cultural misunderstanding
2. Cultural barriers

1. Lack of international cooperation

1. Neutrality

1. Developing international understanding
2. Abstaining from international understanding

1. Understanding
2. Misunderstanding
3. Lack