“Peace” might be a bit of a stretch but “dividend” sounds right.

McClatchy Washington Bureau | 08/25/2006 | Military base turned over to Iraqi forces is looted the next day:

The looting that resulted, he said, “was more of an attempt to improve one's quality of life by making off with an air conditioner. The crux of the issue is economic, its not malice. Call it a peace dividend.”

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