The Strategy of Conflict'In eminently lucid and often charming language, Professor Schelling's work opens to rational analysis a crucial field of politics, the international politics of threat, or as the current term goes, of deterrence. In this field, the author's analysis goes beyond what has been done by earlier writers. It is the best, most incisive, and most stimulating book on the subject.' |
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... choice of aẞ or AB and North chooses the latter . Note that it is not sufficient for East to commit his choice in advance , as it was in Figure 1 ; he must commit himself to a conditional choice , B or ẞ depending on whether North ...
... choice of aẞ or AB and North chooses the latter . Note that it is not sufficient for East to commit his choice in advance , as it was in Figure 1 ; he must commit himself to a conditional choice , B or ẞ depending on whether North ...
Page 157
... choice ; and his choice still depends on his anticipation of the threatener's final choice . The threatener's first choice- to threaten or not— thus depends on what he expects the threat- Column sees that he needn't reason any further ...
... choice ; and his choice still depends on his anticipation of the threatener's final choice . The threatener's first choice- to threaten or not— thus depends on what he expects the threat- Column sees that he needn't reason any further ...
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... choice , to attack or not , while C is constrained to wait ; and C can attack only after R has had an opportunity to make his choice and act on it , and only if R has not attacked . We now build further on this game , by letting C have ...
... choice , to attack or not , while C is constrained to wait ; and C can attack only after R has had an opportunity to make his choice and act on it , and only if R has not attacked . We now build further on this game , by letting C have ...
Contents
The Retarded Science of International Strategy | 3 |
An Essay on Bargaining | 21 |
Bargaining Communication and Limited War | 53 |
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