维护和平也取决于国家如何对待本国公民。这是通向一个不那么暴力的世界的道路。令人遗憾的是，我们仍在目睹平民遭受大规模暴力，可能是本国政府或是非国家武装团体施行的暴力。然而，欧洲并没有幸免，我们目睹白俄罗斯境内正在发生针对和平抗议者的大规模国家暴力。
Maintaining peace depends also on how states treat their own citizens. This is the road to a less violent world. Unfortunately, we are still witnessing how civilian populations are subjected to mass violence, either by their own Government or by non-State armed groups. Yet again, Europe has not been left untouched by these developments, as we are witnessing massive State violence against peaceful protesters in Belarus.