Historical Case Studies

The Gambler's Formula: How a Simple Math Problem Explains Centuries of Bad War Decisions

21 August 2019·3642 words·18 mins

History and Critical Analysis Decision-Making and Bias Historical Case Studies Military and Logistics Systems Thinking

A mathematical model that explains why nations repeatedly make catastrophic decisions to go to war, revealing the structural flaws in strategic decision-making.

The Shock Doctrine of Progress – Part 3: The Innovation Block

25 July 2019·537 words·3 mins

History and Critical Analysis Innovation Development Crisis Progress History Historical Case Studies Disaster Analysis Systems Thinking Innovation History

The Shock Doctrine of Progress – Part 2: The Anatomy of Disaster

24 July 2019·582 words·3 mins

History and Critical Analysis Disaster Vulnerability Innovation Crisis History Historical Case Studies Disaster Analysis Systems Thinking Innovation History

The Shock Doctrine of Progress: How Crisis Forges the Future

23 July 2019·218 words·2 mins

History and Critical Analysis Crisis Innovation Progress Disaster History Historical Case Studies Disaster Analysis Systems Thinking Innovation History

Exploring how systemic crises accelerate innovation and reshape societies through destruction and reconstruction.

The Shock Doctrine of Progress – Part 1: The Total War Crucible

23 July 2019·588 words·3 mins

History and Critical Analysis War Innovation Crisis Progress History Historical Case Studies Disaster Analysis Systems Thinking Innovation History

The 1978 Dialectic – Part 3: The Magazine and the Global Bridge

22 July 2019·768 words·4 mins

History and Critical Analysis 1978 Globalization Media Culture Middle East Historical Case Studies Consumer Psychology Social Dynamics Systems Thinking

The 1978 Dialectic – Part 2: The Article and the Anxious Mind

21 July 2019·670 words·4 mins

History and Critical Analysis 1978 Anxiety Articles Psychology Media Historical Case Studies Consumer Psychology Social Dynamics Systems Thinking

The 1978 Dialectic: Anxiety, Aspiration, and the Making of a Modern Mindset

20 July 2019·231 words·2 mins

History and Critical Analysis 1978 Consumerism Anxiety Modernity Middle East Media Historical Case Studies Consumer Psychology Social Dynamics Systems Thinking

Exploring how 1978 advertisements and articles in Al-Mukhtar magazine reflected the tension between consumer aspiration and global anxiety.

The 1978 Dialectic – Part 1: The Advertisement and the Operating System

20 July 2019·697 words·4 mins

History and Critical Analysis 1978 Consumerism Advertisements Modernity Middle East Historical Case Studies Consumer Psychology Social Dynamics Systems Thinking

The Anchors of Hubris – Part 3: Iron Rails and Stationary Dreams

16 July 2019·614 words·3 mins

History and Critical Analysis Ironclads American-Civil-War Confederate Navy Improvised Warfare Disaster Analysis Historical Case Studies Military and Logistics Technological History

The story of the CSS Georgia, an ironclad built from railroad tracks that became a stationary relic.