Cry for Peace

Don't cry for me Argentina.

Drowning: a cry for help.

IN this issue of ANESTHESIOLOGY, Layon and Modell review current evidenced-based management of drowning victims who reach medical care. Modern resuscitation research of the drowning victim now spans decades. This review article expertly and comprehensively evaluates information resulting from that investigation; perhaps as important as that which is said, is that which is not said. Throughout t...

Violence , Peace , and Peace Research

Atoms for Peace

Industry has to comply with non-proliferation regulations by all means. Our corporate responsibility however, goes far beyond pure legal compliance: The essence of our endeavours is selftriggered caution and restraint towards questionable business while maintaining a trusting partnership with governmental authorities and international institutions. The only pragmatic solution to prevent WMD and...

Democratizing for Peace †

The argument that democratization can bring about war is a powerful critique suggesting limits to the linkage between democracy and peace. This research examines this claim. Our findings demonstrate that democratizing polities are substantially less war prone than previously argued. By focusing on the characteristics of the transition process, we show that as contemporary polities become more d...