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... motive game ( In Appendix C it is argued that certain solution concepts familiar in game theory can be given an interpretation in terms of the coordination concept . ) SUGGESTION AND MUTUAL PERCEPTION IN THE MIXED - MOTIVE GAME ...
... motive game ( In Appendix C it is argued that certain solution concepts familiar in game theory can be given an interpretation in terms of the coordination concept . ) SUGGESTION AND MUTUAL PERCEPTION IN THE MIXED - MOTIVE GAME ...
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... motive for striking , and so justifies the other's motive . But , if the gains from even successful surprise are less desired than no war at all , there is no " fundamental " basis for an attack by either side . Nevertheless , it looks ...
... motive for striking , and so justifies the other's motive . But , if the gains from even successful surprise are less desired than no war at all , there is no " fundamental " basis for an attack by either side . Nevertheless , it looks ...
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... motive — a small " impurity " in the self- defense motive - is R's possibility of achieving surprise and thus of doing better than just meeting an incoming attack . If R were incapable of surprising C , even when he tried , his pay ...
... motive — a small " impurity " in the self- defense motive - is R's possibility of achieving surprise and thus of doing better than just meeting an incoming attack . If R were incapable of surprising C , even when he tried , his pay ...
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The Retarded Science of International Strategy | 3 |
An Essay on Bargaining | 21 |
Bargaining Communication and Limited War | 53 |
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