This paper investigates the escalation of local conflicts into broader Cold War-like divisions using a signed network game model. The author challenges the notion that increasing trade prevents conflict, demonstrating that a single local conflict, coupled with a specific strategy (a "friend of my enemy is my enemy" policy) by one involved country, can lead to a globally dichotomized world. The model reveals conditions for stable division and explores the implications of neutral states and varied preference structures.
Publisher
Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Published On
Oct 05, 2023
Authors
Hideto Koizumi
Tags
local conflicts
Cold War
network game model
trade and conflict
dichotomized world
neutral states
preference structures
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