UID:
almafu_9961059945402883
Format:
1 online resource (500 p.)
ISBN:
9781685855796
Content:
Brings together the best minds of the time in mathematical modeling of conflict dynamics to show that international conflict is an ever-evolving process.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Preface --
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1 Perspectives on Modeling International Conflict --
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Part 1 Game Theoretic and Utility Approaches --
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2 The Path to Stable Deterrence --
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3 Anticipation and Stability in Two-Person Non-Cooperative Games --
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4 The Pathologies of Unilateral Deterrence --
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5. Decision-Theoretic and Game-Theoretic Models of International Conflict --
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6 Moving Forward in Time: Paths Toward a Dynamic Utility Theory of Crisis Decisions --
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Part 2 Escalation Processes --
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7 Heuristic Decision Rules, the Dynamics of the Arms Race, and War Initiation --
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8 Arms Races as Good Things? --
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9 Transform Methods and Dynamic Models --
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10. The Dollar Auction as a Model of International Escalation --
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Part 3 Simulation Approaches --
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11 Toward a Dynamic Theory of Conflict and Coalition Formation --
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12 Modeling External and Internal Conflict in Small Countries --
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13 Simulation of Reliability Kinematics in Political Systems --
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Part 4 Models of War Fighting --
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14 Lanchester Models of Battlefield Attrition and the Organization of Combat Forces --
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15 Dynamic Models of Guerrilla Warfare --
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Part 5 Artificial Intelligence Approaches --
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16 Adaptive Precedent-Based Logic and Rational Choice: A Comparison of Two Approaches to the Modeling of International Behavior --
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17 Changes in Foreign Policy Across Time: The Logical Analysis of a Succession of Decision Problems Using Logic Programming --
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Part 6 Empirical and Theoretical Frontiers --
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18 A Visual Approach to International Conflict and Cooperation --
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19 Cycles of General, Hegemonic, and Global War --
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20. Forecasting East-West Diplomatic Climate: A Politometric Approach --
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Part 7 Commentary --
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21 Connecting Domestic and International Conflicts, Past and Present --
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References --
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About the Editors and Contributors
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780931477188
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781685855796
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685855796
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781685855796
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685855796
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781685855796
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