William Spaniel: International Relations 101 - International Relations 101 (#18): War's Bargaining Range

Download chapter two of The Rationality of War for free: https://wjspaniel.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/rationality-of-war-chapter-2.pdf Buy The Rationality of War on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Game-Theory-101-Rationality-War/dp/1500685658/ http://gametheory101.com/courses/international-relations-101/ How do we interpret the results of the algebraic proof from the previous lecture? Converting the variables into geometric figures helps. This lecture constructs a visual proof by thinking about two states negotiating over where to draw the border between their two capitals. The result shows us the existence of a bargaining range, which is the set of borders that are mutually preferable to war. You can read more about this proof in the following article: http://slantchev.ucsd.edu/courses/pdf/fearon-io1995v49n3.pdf