Only for University Scholars Programme (USP) students. Today's world has been repeatedly characterized by government leaders, policymakers and experts as being turbulent. The high level of turbulence is caused by multiple issues, such as the `new Cold War' between the United States and China, the economic crisis caused by weakening globalization and Trump's tariffs, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which was a breach of international law of sovereignty, the climate crisis, on-going territorial disputes and the list goes on. With this background, the talk of war has become more prominent in the daily news coverage, undermining the hard-earned peace and stability since the onset of the postwar period. This module spotlights peace. While this is a broad topic that could be analysed from multiple perspectives, such as philosophy, sociology, and religion, this module adopts a political science or international relations perspective. It focuses on the meanings of peace from a theoretical perspective and the determinants of peace and peaceful change, namely the military, economics and institutions, norms/rules/law, diplomacy, transnational movements and the climate. The analysis will largely be focused on Asia, albeit we will be discussing cases from other regions. The knowledge gained from this course would be valuable for anyone keen on pursuing a career in research, government and the private sector, be it in the social sciences, humanities or sciences.