This post is based on a Washington Post article with the same title. I discuss some of its conclusions: On Thursday, the National Intelligence Council, a center in the Office […]
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THE NEXT SYSTEMIC WAR (3): HAS IT JUST STARTED? AND WHAT MUST WE NOW FIGHT FOR?
In a series of articles, I discuss several subjects related to a possible next systemic war, including: How systemic wars “work”, the function of privileges for Great Powers and the […]
(De)colonization: How the Second Law imposed a process of equilib(e)ration
In this article, I discuss some (initial) thoughts on the process of colonization and decolonization. These processes can be better understood when the thermodynamics of the System – especially the […]
Europe is the product of four war-cycles: “Handle with care”.
Don’t take Europe’s achievements for granted. The process of integration (I refer to as ‘aggregation’ in my research) of the core of the System – that is Europe – and […]
From a Directed to a Centrifugal Force
The upscaling of the (State-)System from a core/non-core to a globalized State-System, respectively regulated by the 1st and 2nd (global) FTA, was accompanied by a dramatic shift in the force […]
