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General pattern of global system conflicts and global threats of the 21st century

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Data on global conflicts took place from 750 B.C. up to now are analyzed and their general pattern is revealed. An attempt is made to foresee the next global conflict called the conflict of the 21st century. Its nature and main characteristics are analyzed. Main global threats are listed, and their impact on five groups of countries is determined using cluster analysis.

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  1. National Technical University of Ukraine “Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv, Ukraine

    M. Z. Zgurovsky

  2. Institute of Applied Systems Analysis, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

    M. Z. Zgurovsky

  3. Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

    M. Z. Zgurovsky

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Translated from Kibernetika i Sistemnyi Analiz, No. 5, pp. 87–99, September–October 2007.

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Zgurovsky, M.Z. General pattern of global system conflicts and global threats of the 21st century. Cybern Syst Anal 43, 687–695 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10559-007-0094-y

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