The Strategy of Conflict and Cooperation

The story of conflict and cooperation has started millions years ago, now it is everywhere: In biology, computer science, economics, political psychology. Examples include wars, airline alliances, trade, oligopolistic cartels, the evolution species genes, team sports. However, neither cooperative games nor non-cooperative games—in which each player acts independently without collaboration with any others (Nash, 1951)—fully capture competition between across individuals groups, strategic partnerships that give rise to such groups. Thus, one needs extend framework study like scientific publication, a rather competitive game, yet (strategic) widespread. this paper, I propose, best my knowledge, first solution long-standing open problem identified by von Neumann (1928). introduce equilibrium system in coalitional players are free cooperate coordinate their actions or act independently. Coalitional unify as well including logrolling corruption have been studied specific frameworks.