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Terrorism and the state
Konrad, Kai A. - 2002
This paper considers terrorism as an extortion activity. It uses tools from the theory of extortion and from conflict … theory to describe how terrorism works, why terrorism is a persistent phenomenon, why terrorism is a violent phenomenon, and … how retaliation affects the outcome. The analysis highlights the importance of information aspects and discusses some …
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Ordinal cheap talk
Chakraborty, Archishman; Harbaugh, Rick - 2003
Can comparative statements be credible even when absolute statements are not? For instance, can a professor credibly rank different students for a prospective employer even if she has an incentive to exaggerate the merits of each student? Or can an analyst credibly rank different stocks even if...
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Self-enforcing collective counterterror retaliation
Oliveira, André L.; Silva, Emilson C. D. - In: Games 13 (2022) 1, pp. 1-16
Motivated by recent examples of collective effort on the war on terror, we examine the incentives that retaliation may …-specific benefits from retaliation enjoyed by each coalition member, the relatively lower spillover benefit from retaliation enjoyed by … the anticipated backlash from retaliation, which targets coalition members only. …
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Threat Perceptions in Europe: Domestic Terrorism and International Crime
Murshed, Syed Mansoob - 2009
This paper focuses on two areas of security concern for the European Union: terrorism and international crime. I … resort to acts of terrorism. Here, identity is crucial to the putative terrorist, providing the microfoundations of dissident …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011335368
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On the Interaction between Fear and Hatred
Murshed, Syed Mansoob - 2009
, Muslims say, some of whom may resort to acts of terrorism. Here, identity is crucial and provides the micro-foundations of …
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Dynamiken in asymmetrischen Konflikten: Eine Simulationsstudie
Beckmann, Klaus B.; Reimer, Lennart - 2014
Wir illustrieren den Einsatz von Simulationstechniken zur Betrachtung komplexer Dynamiken in asymmetrischen Konfliktsituationen mit begrenzt rationalen Akteuren. Dazu wird erst ein formaler Modellrahmen entwickelt, dessen Steady state wir bestimmen. Darauf baut eine Umsetzung des Modells in...
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Blood and Ink! The Common-Interest-Game Between Terrorists and the Media
Frey, Bruno S.; Rohner, Dominic - 2006
incidents and terror fatalities data, it is shown that media attention and terrorism do mutually Granger cause each other, as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012168238
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Does A Change of Government Influence Compliance with International Agreements? Empirical Evidence for the NATO Two Percent Target
Blum, Johannes; Potrafke, Niklas - 2019
credibility problem of national governments in other international agreements too. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012018180
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Does a Change of Government Influence Compliance with International Agreements? Empirical Evidence for the NATO Two Percent Target
Blum, Johannes; Potrafke, Niklas - 2019
credibility problem of national governments in other international agreements too. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012019132
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Does a Change of Government Influence Compliance with International Agreements? Empirical Evidence for the NATO Two Percent Target
Blum, Johannes; Potrafke, Niklas - In: Defence and Peace Economics (2019) Latest Articles, pp. 1-19
credibility problem of national governments in other international agreements too. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012292239