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Patience, Evolution and Change in World Politics

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Dynamics of Asymmetric Territorial Conflict
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The evolutionary mechanism proposed above as an explanation for the dynamics of asymmetric territorial conflicts reflects a general phenomenon which is relevant to a very broad array of contexts. In particular, there are grounds for viewing it as a key component of power transitions, which underlie both the rise and fall of states and empires and are related to the eruption of major, system-wide wars.

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Resnick, U. (2013). Patience, Evolution and Change in World Politics. In: Dynamics of Asymmetric Territorial Conflict. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137303998_7

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