We examined the causal relationship between playing violent video games and increases in aggressiveness by using implicit measures of aggressiveness, which have become important for accurately predicting impulsive behavioral tendencies. Ninety-six adults were randomly assigned to play one of three versions of a computer game that differed only with regard to game content (violent, peaceful, or ...

China's recent reemergence has resulted in a significant increase in the global demand of commodities and is already having major impacts on the dynamics of global commodity markets. In the case of the global uranium market, we stand at the very beginning of a period of change. However, interesting trends are already emerging. Whereas China has had many policy reversals, and some difficulties i...

Contestants have to choose whether to initiate a contest or war, or whether to remain peaceful for another period. We find that agents wait and initiate the contest once their rival is sufficiently weak to be an easy target.

Evolutionary determinants of war* Kai A. Konrad and Florian Morath This paper considers evolutionarily stable decisions about whether to initiate violent conflict rather than accepting a peaceful sharing outcome. Focusing on small sets of players such as countries in a geographically confined area, we use Schaffer’s (1988) concept of evolutionary stability. We find that players’ evolutionarily ...

This article aims at adressing several research issues. Firstly, to present offensive realism as a proper tool analyse US-China rivalry. Secondly, the author discusses theory of “China’s peaceful rise” and I argues that it smoothly overlapped with US strategy liberal hegemony. Thirdly, He presents defends argument China does not rise peacefully. Fourthly, claims wants became regional hegemon in...