Dynamic Models of International Conflict / / ed. by Michael D. Ward, Urs Luterbacher.

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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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]
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Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (500 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1 Perspectives on Modeling International Conflict
  • Part 1 Game Theoretic and Utility Approaches
  • 2 The Path to Stable Deterrence
  • 3 Anticipation and Stability in Two-Person Non-Cooperative Games
  • 4 The Pathologies of Unilateral Deterrence
  • 5. Decision-Theoretic and Game-Theoretic Models of International Conflict
  • 6 Moving Forward in Time: Paths Toward a Dynamic Utility Theory of Crisis Decisions
  • Part 2 Escalation Processes
  • 7 Heuristic Decision Rules, the Dynamics of the Arms Race, and War Initiation
  • 8 Arms Races as Good Things?
  • 9 Transform Methods and Dynamic Models
  • 10. The Dollar Auction as a Model of International Escalation
  • Part 3 Simulation Approaches
  • 11 Toward a Dynamic Theory of Conflict and Coalition Formation
  • 12 Modeling External and Internal Conflict in Small Countries
  • 13 Simulation of Reliability Kinematics in Political Systems
  • Part 4 Models of War Fighting
  • 14 Lanchester Models of Battlefield Attrition and the Organization of Combat Forces
  • 15 Dynamic Models of Guerrilla Warfare
  • Part 5 Artificial Intelligence Approaches
  • 16 Adaptive Precedent-Based Logic and Rational Choice: A Comparison of Two Approaches to the Modeling of International Behavior
  • 17 Changes in Foreign Policy Across Time: The Logical Analysis of a Succession of Decision Problems Using Logic Programming
  • Part 6 Empirical and Theoretical Frontiers
  • 18 A Visual Approach to International Conflict and Cooperation
  • 19 Cycles of General, Hegemonic, and Global War
  • 20. Forecasting East-West Diplomatic Climate: A Politometric Approach
  • Part 7 Commentary
  • 21 Connecting Domestic and International Conflicts, Past and Present
  • References
  • About the Editors and Contributors