Insights into political landscapes with the use of Game Theory
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A reflection of Game Theory on a long time tension between two countries provides powerful insights into the mechanics of the politics between the two countries. The situation of rivalry between the two countries creates more often than not a situation of the prisoners dilemma, and is some situations, the model of car swerving.
Such a case highlighted in the online discussion in the link is the consequences of the terrorist attack on Mumbai by a grouped based in Pakistan. Such an attack led India to create a hostile mobile force, causing Pakistan to retaliate in like. This Nash Equilibrium was very taxing on both countries. A realization of this led the Prime Minister of Pakistan to declare a statement announcing that Pakistan would not allow any terrorist groups in its country. This eased the tension between both countries, allowing them to disband the heavily armed mobile groups on the borders of the countries and shifting them to a more favorable Nash Equilibrium.