Groundbreaking in its approach, this book serves as a comprehensive guide to modern crisis bargaining theory, making it essential for advanced undergraduates as well as graduates and researchers. It covers the field in depth for the first time, providing valuable insights and tools for those interested in conducting original research in this area.
A political economy approach to understanding how militant groups use violence to capture attention and resources. These findings are relevant to scholars of terrorism, political violence, and foreign policy. This is a timely contribution to the research on militant group fragmentation, rivalry, fratricide and demonstrative violence.
Can nuclear agreements like the Iran deal work? This book develops formal bargaining models to show that they can over time, despite apparent incentives to cheat. It then explores impediments to a deal. The book will appeal to advanced undergraduate or graduate students studying nuclear security and formal models in international relations.
Game Theory 101: The Complete Textbook is a no-nonsense, games-centered introduction to strategic form (matrix) and extensive form (game tree) games. From the first lesson to the last, this textbook introduces games of increasing complexity and then teaches the game theoretical tools necessary to solve them. Quick, efficient, and to the point, Game Theory 101: The Complete Textbook is perfect for introductory game theory, intermediate microeconomics, and political science.