Zero Day: Psychological Warfare
(Essay from the Archives) ! ~ ! ~ Spoiler Alert for ‘Zero Day’, Netflix[…]
Fibonacci’s Secret Influence on Global Politics
(Fibonacci Day — November 23) Today is Fibonacci Day — 11/23 — a date that quietly[…]
Hard Power Exhaustion: Is the U.S. Reaching a Strategic Breaking Point?
For decades, the United States has relied on its ability to project force as[…]
Globalization of Petroleum
The Globalization of Petroleum/Oil: A Short Timeline of How Oil Became the World’s Nervous[…]
Spain Regrets Injustice in Mexico
When Empires Apologise: Spain’s Regret and the Long Shadow of the Conquest of Mexico[…]
Halloween & Globalization
How Halloween Went Global: A Cultural Story of Masks and Meaning Once upon a[…]
The Global Coherence Index — Version 2.0 Released!
After months of refinement, I’m excited to announce that Version 2.0 of the Global Coherence[…]
Was the Nation-State Really a Good Idea?
Was formalizing the concept of nation-states really a good idea or just a clever[…]
Is Peace a Modern Idea? A Response
Scott Atran’s recent post on Psychology Today “Peace Is a Modern Invention” argues that for most[…]
Social Network Analysis: History, Methods, and Real-World Applications
Social Network Analysis (SNA) — the method that maps relationships and influence across politics,[…]