Without the impulse, no response. However, it is the response that drives the nature of the dynamics.
I've recently paid attention to this phenomenon, and believe the concept can be adapted also to human phenomena.
As heads-of-state Trump and Putin have misunderstood each other's communications for some time, it is only natural that they are distrustful.
Each one expects the words of the other to lead to a response they can understand.
I decided that I am certain enough to model a solution to the armed conflict in Syria on my blog. The analysis is based on my understanding of graph theory and studies of the nation state stakeholders in the conflict.
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