Engineering for Peace and Diplomacy

A sustainable world must be a peaceful world, or it will not be. Engineers in the
twenty-first century need to be more than technical solutions providers; they also need to play an
active role in peacebuilding efforts and contribute to diplomacy. Developing peace engineering
programs is required to educate global engineers with the attitudes, hard and soft skills, and
knowledge necessary to work in the complex and challenging human development context in
their lifetime, especially in a post-COVID-19 world. There is an urgent need to develop an
international community of practice in peace engineering and engineering diplomacy. The
engineering profession must contribute to a culture of peace and take the lead in developing a
peace-industrial complex.