General

Carthaginian peace

A Carthaginian peace is the imposition of a very brutal "peace" achieved by completely crushing the enemy.The term derives from the peace imposed on Carthage by Rome. After the Second Punic War, Carthage lost all its colonies, was forced to demilitarize and pay a constant tribute to Rome and could enter war only with Rome's permission. At the end of the Third Punic War,the Romans systematically burned Carthage to the ground and enslaved its population.

Detritus

1. geology : loose material (such as rock fragments or organic particles) that results directly from disintegration

2. • a product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away
   • miscellaneous remnants

Useful idiot

In political jargon, a useful idiot is a derogatory term for a person perceived as propagandizing for a cause without fully comprehending the cause's goals, and who is cynically used by the cause's leaders. The term was originally used during the Cold War to describe non-communists regarded as susceptible to communist propaganda and manipulation. The term has often been attributed to Vladimir Lenin, but this attribution is unsubstantiated.

History [history]

Intercommunicating zones

Term coined by Philip D.Curtin. Geographical areas which primarily interact internally as opposed towards the outside world. Some examples:

• China
• The Americas