First of its kind, the Constitutional Order Institute is dedicated to advancing peace through medically inspired approach. That is, first, we perceive state as a living organism—one that is composed of multiple institutions with each tasked to perform specialized function(s). Second, we treat conflict as a malfunction of those institutions constituting “authoritarianism”—a pandemic disease in search of treatment. Third, we prescribe a market-compliant (aka Republican) Constitution which on the one hand functionalizes institutions and on the other minimizes violence globally.
As of now, most peace research is driven by abductive logic; that is, scholars begin with visible outcomes and work backwards to propose plausible explanations. While apparently persuasive, this “outside-in” approach is at best inadequate and at worst misleading. To be specific, it frustrates investigators to zero-in on real causes of conflict much the same way it fails herbalists to pinpoint underlying causes of fever; law enforcement officials to apprehend alleged culprits; and suspecting partners to ascertain kids’ paternities. Notably, these puzzles are best resolved by “inside-out” or scientific approach—one that natural scientists adopt. That is, first biologists identify cell as the basic unit of life. Second, they observe that cell comprises membrane, mitochondria, Golgi bodies and DNAs etc. Third, they derive cell theory out of it. And fourth, they take blood/saliva samples to diagnose causes of fever (e.g., tuberculosis, hepatitis etc.). Geneticists use cell theory to match kids with parents and law enforcement officials use it to apprehend real culprits.
To grasp peace, we adopt a scientific approach to peace. That is, first we identify “market” as the basic unit of society. Second, we discover that market consists of
Third, we derive a general theory of law which offers a meta constitution to be reinforced by international law. Fourth, we test countries’ constitutions to explain/predict incidents of conflict: terrorism, territorial disputes, poverty, great power competition, you name it.
More than ever, today the United States is threatened from within:
Popularly known as “political association” the state resembles a non-profit organization (NPO) which functions to the benefit of consumers (citizens) only when watched constantly. Left unwatched, corporate practice suggests, NPOs are inclined to become for-profit organizations (FPOs) where officials act as owners or shareholders rather than trustees. Absent a global watchdog, it is therefore hardly surprising that many states emerged either as FPOs or became one down the road. Notably, they opted constitutions that defy principles of market such as religion-state separation, accountable executive, functional legislature, voluntary federalism, and unchecked fundamental rights to name a few. Collectively, these violations engender national armies, deadly weapons, war of all sorts, national debts, corruption, poverty, emigration you name it.
Caution: The first option may not work out easily and it may not be an ideal solution either—at least not until domestic institutions are designed to cope with additional burden.
