The international system is now close to a critical point. Data analysis shows that a next critical point will be reached in 2020, plus or minus two years; assuming that […]
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Corona virus pandemic: More pressure on a fragile international system
The disruption and destruction caused by the corona virus pandemic, causes uncertainty and raises questions; also questions related to my research. A frequently asked question is, what the impact of […]
A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF “THE NEW RULES OF WAR, VICTORY IN THE AGE OF DURABLE DISORDER”, PART VI
In the book “The New Rules of War, Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder” – or sometimes with the subtitle: “How America can Win against Russia, China and other […]
A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF “THE NEW RULES OF WAR, VICTORY IN THE AGE OF DURABLE DISORDER”, PART V
In the book “The New Rules of War, Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder” – or sometimes with the subtitle: “How America can Win against Russia, China and other […]
A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF “THE NEW RULES OF WAR, VICTORY IN THE AGE OF DURABLE DISORDER”, PART IV
In the book “The New Rules of War, Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder” – or sometimes with the subtitle: “How America can Win against Russia, China and other […]
A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF “THE NEW RULES OF WAR, VICTORY IN THE AGE OF DURABLE DISORDER”, PART III
In the book “The New Rules of War, Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder” – or sometimes with the subtitle: “How America can Win against Russia, China and other […]
A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF “THE NEW RULES OF WAR, VICTORY IN THE AGE OF DURABLE DISORDER”, PART II
In the book “The New Rules of War, Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder” – or sometimes with the subtitle: “How America can Win against Russia, China and other […]
A Critical Evaluation of “The New Rules of War, Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder”, PART I
This is the first article in a new series. In the book “The New Rules of War, Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder” – or sometimes with the subtitle: […]
Our free will is (much) more constrained than we want to believe: So let’s use it wisely.
Illustration by Sherif Arafa Physical processes and laws – e.g. the Second Law of Thermodynamics – determine (at least in certain respects) and shape social and political processes. The Second […]
Why Regularities and Patterns in War Dynamics went unnoticed.
In above figure, four accelerating war cycles are shown that can be identified during the period 1480-1945. Each cycle consists of a relatively stable period, followed by a systemic war […]