William Spaniel: International Relations 101 - International Relations 101: Iran's Nuclear Program

http://gametheory101.com/courses/international-relations-101/ Bargaining is supposed to leave both parties better off than if one side develops nuclear weapons. So why is Iran acting so intransigent? This lecture looks into the role of war exhaustion. The United States has been bogged down in Iraq and Afghanistan for almost a decade. Iran sees today as a window of opportunity to proliferate--and if they don't proliferate today, the United States will eventually leverage the threat of preventive war and stop proving concessions. Read more about this here: http://wjspaniel.wordpress.com/2013/02/26/negotiating-with-iran-credible-commitment-problems/