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Expected Unexpecteds: Cambrian Explosions in Lamarckian Systems

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In this context, by mid-2014, the fundamentalist group ISIL had, with surprisingly little effort, come to control a vast sector of Iraq, including the second-largest city, Mosul. In addition, another eight or so significant anti-government militias had emerged and continued to operate throughout the country.

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Wallace, R. (2020). Expected Unexpecteds: Cambrian Explosions in Lamarckian Systems. In: Cognitive Dynamics on Clausewitz Landscapes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26424-6_9

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