Homo conflictus: the protean nature of armed violence in a fragmenting world

This introduction reflects on the changing nature of violent conflict in the 21st century and new grammars of war that are in the making. Conventional wars are in marked decline as armed conflicts are becoming ever more complex, de-structured and unpredictable.

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Graduate Institute Geneva Institutional Repository (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies)
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2025-09-19
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https://doi.org/10.71609/iheid-frmg-bc62
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Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
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Homo conflictus: the protean nature of armed violence in a fragmenting world

Graduate Institute Geneva Institutional Repository (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies)
Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
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Homo conflictus: the protean nature of armed violence in a fragmenting world

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Abstract

This introduction reflects on the changing nature of violent conflict in the 21st century and new grammars of war that are in the making. Conventional wars are in marked decline as armed conflicts are becoming ever more complex, de-structured and unpredictable.

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