The Economics of Peace and Security Journal (EPSJ) is a new, online journal that addresses all issues related to the political economy of personal, communal, national, international, and global peace and security. The scope includes implications and ramifications of conventional and non-conventional conflict for all human and non-human life and for our common habitat. Special attention is paid to constructive proposals for conflict resolution and peacemaking. While open to non-economic approaches, most contributions emphasize economic analysis of causes, consequences, and possible solutions to mitigate and resolve conflict.

EPSJ is aimed at both specialist and non-specialist readers, including policy analysts, policy and decision makers, national and international civil servants, members of the armed forces and of peacekeeping services, the business community, members of non-governmental organizations and religious institutions, and other interested parties. Contributions are scholarly-based, but written in a general-interest style.

Our advisory board and associate editors include ten Nobel-Laureates and an international selection of renowned experts in the field. The first issue – on conflict and development - is available free of charge at http://www.epsjournal.org.uk. Shortly, there will also be an extensive book review section (for interactivity, this will allow you to comment on previous reviews). A call for volunteers to review books will soon be on the site as well, and other valuable services are being introduced as the site becomes established.

Vol. 1, No. 2 on economic aspects of peacemaking and peacekeeping is in preparation with expected publication in late June 2006. Planned issues include (a) military, civilian and commercial uses of outer space, (b) arms production and trade, (c) the economics of nuclear weapons, and (d) maritime security. We welcome your suggestions and proposals for themes, symposia, or stand-alone articles. Please visit the site and take out a subscription.

Jurgen Brauer (Augusta, GA, USA) & J. Paul Dunne (Bristol, UK)                EPSJ Editors