Institutions for a Peaceful Eurasia

Topological Combinatorics" A Peaceful Pursuit

The diversion of science to destructive purposes is as old as science itself. The observation that a club, knife, spear or arrow useful to bring down an animal could be used to similar effect against "the enemy" in the next village was readily perverted to the design of weapons strictly for anti-personnel purposes. Even while enhancing the human condition, science has degraded and brutalized it...

Peace psychology for a peaceful world.

Although the literature in peace psychology has been growing rapidly, many American psychologists are unaware of how conflict is resolved and peace is conceptualized and achieved. This article reviews the long history and broadening scope of peace psychology and introduces a model of peace that is useful for organizing the literature. The model suggests that peace can be facilitated at four dif...

Japan's vision for a peaceful and healthier world.

Health is fundamentally a global issue. Recent outbreaks of Ebola virus disease and Middle East respiratory syndrome have reminded us that global health issues require collective action. The world must unite and countries must establish resilient and sustainable health systems, ensuring that each individual is secure and receives the highest attainable standard of health. Japan has been a longs...

A New Security Order for the Persian Gulf: Building a Peaceful Islamic Region

Advanced care planning--empowering patients for a peaceful death.

In the early 1900's, Americans had a life expectancy of about 50 years. Childhood mortality was very high and an adult who lived into their sixties was considered to be doing pretty well. Prior to the advent of different types of antibiotics, people would die quickly of infectious disease or accidents and medicine only really focused on caring and comfort. Since then, there has been a shift in ...