routinization-of-conflict
The regulation and normalization of violence within socially tolerable limits, shifting from sustained warfare to sporadic, controlled outbreaks.
1 chapter across 1 book
Between Two Ages: America's Role in the Technetronic Era (1970)Zbigniew Brzezinski
This chapter outlines the transformation of global politics under the technetronic revolution, emphasizing the simultaneous unification and fragmentation of humanity. It argues that traditional nation-state sovereignty is eroding due to advancements in weapons, communications, economics, and ideology becoming global in scope, leading to a new era of international relations characterized by complex, overlapping allegiances and regulated conflict. The chapter also highlights the role of nuclear weapons in restraining direct warfare among superpowers and compares global politics to the messy, multi-layered nature of urban metropolitan politics.