On complex adaptive systems and terrorism

Complex adaptive systems (CAS) are ubiquitous in nature. They are basic in social sciences. An overview of CAS is given with emphasize on the occurrence of bad side effects to seemingly “wise” decisions. Hence application to terrorism is given. Some conclusions on how to deal with this phenomena are...

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Published in:Physics letters. A 2005-03, Vol.337 (1), p.127-129
Main Authors: Ahmed, E., Elgazzar, A.S., Hegazi, A.S.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Complex adaptive systems (CAS) are ubiquitous in nature. They are basic in social sciences. An overview of CAS is given with emphasize on the occurrence of bad side effects to seemingly “wise” decisions. Hence application to terrorism is given. Some conclusions on how to deal with this phenomena are proposed.
ISSN:0375-9601
1873-2429
DOI:10.1016/j.physleta.2005.01.059