UnCommon Core | The New Science of Violence: Understanding Terrorism, Insurgency, and Rebellion

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Channel: The University of Chicago · 2013 · Education

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Chicago Harris professor and deputy dean Ethan Bueno de Mesquita speaks about political violence. Bueno de Mesquita is an applied game theorist whose research focuses on asymmetric conflict, including terrorism, insurgency, and rebellion. He talks about what an exciting new wave of social scientific research has to teach us about understanding and creatively addressing critical global security challenges, including counterterrorism and counterinsurgency.

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