A Game-Theoretic History of the Cuban Missile Crisis

A Game-Theoretic History of the Cuban Missile Crisis

This study surveys and evaluates previous attempts to use game theory to explain the strategic dynamic of the Cuban missile crisis, including, but not limited to, explanations developed in the style of Thomas Schelling, Nigel Howard and Steven Brams. All of the explanations were judged to be either...

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Main Author: Frank C. Zagare
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-01-01
Series:Economies
Subjects:
Cuban missile crisis
game theory
threat that leaves something to chance
metagame theory
theory of moves
analytic narrative
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2227-7099/2/1/20

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http://www.mdpi.com/2227-7099/2/1/20

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