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Tacit Cooperation Between Enemies: Two Case Studies, Kristina Handy Apr 1994

Tacit Cooperation Between Enemies: Two Case Studies, Kristina Handy

Theses and Dissertations

This research details a point of reference to understand two case studies of cooperation that developed among lower-level, or non policy-making bureaucrats during times of conflict or war. Using components of game theory, I propose that when an international conflictual relationship occurs that resembles an iterated Prisoners' Dilemma, and that meets certain conditions, tacit cooperation can emerge. Tacit cooperation consists of illicit or implied cooperation that is not sanctioned at the national policy level.

In this research I develop a framework of tacit cooperation, relying heavily upon Robert Axelrod's theory of evolutionary cooperation. With the framework in place, I then …


Conflict And War In The Middle-East, 1967-1991: Regional Dynamic And The Superpowers, Steve Yetiv Jan 1994

Conflict And War In The Middle-East, 1967-1991: Regional Dynamic And The Superpowers, Steve Yetiv

Political Science & Geography Faculty Publications

The two books under review here take substantially different approaches to Middle East politics. 'the first book attempts to examine the region by use of theory as well as empirics, whereas the second is primarily empirical in nature. The latter explains Middle East politics primarily from the regional perspective, and in particular, from Iran's vantage point, whereas the former places regional politics within the broader context of world politics.


Book Review: The Skulking Way Of War: Technology And Tactics Among The New England Indians By Patrick M. Malone, Robert J. Bunker Jan 1994

Book Review: The Skulking Way Of War: Technology And Tactics Among The New England Indians By Patrick M. Malone, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

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War, Law & Liberal Thought: The Use Of Force In The Reagan Years, David P. Fidler Jan 1994

War, Law & Liberal Thought: The Use Of Force In The Reagan Years, David P. Fidler

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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