This is a computational social science project that explores the behavior of political power structures.
This project explores a computational model of international relations, called quantitative realism, in which the international system is represented as an abstract power structure, like this:
In this diagram, larger nodes are more powerful, solid lines represent cooperation, and dashed lines represent conflict.
The major questions are:
- How do power structures evolve in time?
- Does the abstract model say anything meaningful about historical power struggles?
- What is the nature of the current world power structure?
The project uses the Wolfram Language and C++ to investigate these questions.
For more information, please see the project wiki.