Conflict parties are frequently involved into more than one conflict at a given time. In this paper the interrelated … structure of conflictive relations is modeled as a conflict network where opponents are embedded in a local structure of … bilateral conflicts. Conflict parties invest in specific conflict technology to attack their respective rivals and defend their …

across the targets. -- Colonel Blotto ; conflict resolution ; weakest-link ; best-shot ; multi-dimensional resource …

The use of a taser by law enforcement can substitute for either a gun (a more-violent technology) or a mildly … or less violence? This question is addressed in an application to the adoption of tasers by law enforcement officials. A … are identified. -- Law enforcement ; less-violent technology ; strategic offsetting behavior …

We introduce three variations of the Hirshleifer-Skaperdas conflict game to study experimentally the effects of post-conflict … altogether, often after substantial initial conflict. To attain peace, players must first engage in costly signaling by making …

We investigate situations in which players make costly contributions as group members in a group conflict, and at the … asymmetry and complementarity in members'efforts, and analyze how each group's internal conflict in-fluences its chance of … winning in the external conflict. We find that a more symmetric group may expend more effort in external conflict when the …