It looks like our research just got picked up on Slashdot. How long before quant analysis of conflict is also on the daily agenda of policy/strategy/military types.
To explain what was driving this common pattern, the researchers created a mathematical model which assumes that insurgent groups form and fragment when they sense danger, and strike in well-timed bursts to maximize their media exposure. Johnson is now working to predict how the insurgency in Afghanistan might respond to the influx of foreign troops recently announced by US President Barack Obama
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