A MATHEMATICAL THEORY OF CONFLICT DYNAMICS

Abstract

The theory proposed is designed to produce systematic information about contemporary patterns of conflict behavior and to judge the practicality of identifying the form of these patterns over time. It is based upon the belief that behavior begets behavior--that the behavior of one nation towards another is a function of its previous experience with that nation. Thus a nation's future behavior will be a function of both its own momentum in dealing with this opponent, as well as its expectations of the strategy an opponent is most likely to adopt when responding to an influence attempt. Adopting a theory of dynamic processes and placing some restriction upon the use of common sense and intuition, should give considerable insight into international conflict processes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0710777

Entities

People

  • Warren R. Phillips

Organizations

  • University of HawaiĘ»i System

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Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control
  • Equations
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Conflicts
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Linear Algebra
  • Political Science
  • Scientific Theories
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociopolitics
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Vector Spaces
  • War

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design