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risk, reward, and chance in international conflict
Gambling and War applies lessons learned from poker, blackjack, roulette and other games of chance to the study of international conflict. Drawing on scholarly insights from a variety of fields, including probability, statistics, political science, psychology and economics, Conrad offers thoughts on how we can better manage and prevent international conflict, the costliest game of all.
The bet to end all bets -- How weak players overcome stronger adversaries -- Game flow and reputation -- Mistakes, misperceptions, and losing the hand -- Russians and roulette -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Interstate wars, 1816-2007 -- Appendix B. Casino game rules.
Includes bibliographical references and index.