Contours of Conflict in the 21st Century

TABLE OF CONTENTS5 Russian Language Perspectives: Resurgent 87and Diversified5.1 The State of the Field 875.2 Parameters 895.3 Drivers 1125.4 Main Take-Aways Russian Language Domain 1156 Arabic Language Perspectives: Poor andPresentist 1176.1 The State of the Field 1176.2 Some Musings on the Arabic Security Foresight Puzzle 1186.3 Substantive Findings 1247 Cross-Language Domain Perspectives 1257.1 The State of the Field 1257.2 Cross-Language Comparison 1267.3 Main Take-Aways Cross-Language Domain 1408 Conclusion: What Do We Take Away From This? 143Bibliography 149Annex A – Quotes Drivers 187Chinese Language 187English Language 194Slavic Language 209Annex B – List of Studies Included in theMeta-Analysis 2178 Contours of Conflict in the 21 st Century