Blood revenge is one of the most commonly cited causes of violence and warfare in tribal societies, yet it is largely ignored in recent anthropological theories of primitive warfare. A theory of tribal violence is presented showing how homicide, revenge, kinship obligations, and warfare are linked and why reproductive variables must be included in explanations of tribal violence and warfare. St...

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) may be a global power economically but its military lacks force projection beyond the Asia Pacific region. Its traditional military hardware is one to three generations behind the US and Russia. In light of these deficiencies it is probable that cyber warfare will provide China with an asymmetric advantage to deter aggression from stronger military powers as...

There are significant advantages to utilizing game theory in the domain of information warfare. The algorithms sculpted to create programs capable of beating some of the best humans in the world in games such as chess and backgammon provide the ability to analyze millions of possibilities, model opponent characteristics, and selfgenerate what-if scenarios. Unfortunately, the difference between ...

Recently, a military robot has autonomously taken the decision to attack enemy troops in Libyan war without waiting for any human intervention. Russia is also suspected of using such kind robots current against Ukraine. This news highlighted possibility radical changes scenarios. Using Catholic perspective, we will analyze these new challenges, indicating anthropological and ethical bases that ...