Elbadawi, Ibrahim; Milante, Gary; Pischedda, Costantino - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2008
This paper presents a game theory model of the strategic interaction between Khartoum and Juba leading up to the referendum on Sudan's partition in 2011. The findings show that excessive militarization and brinksmanship is a rational response for both actors, neither of which can credibly commit...