POL 3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Billiard Ball, Security Dilemma, Preemptive War
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If i use force against you, i will get what i want. You have to worry about your own security, he will worry about his security: to achieve goal (security), states need to gain power, power = military & economic capabilities (gdp) Relative gains example: choice 1: i get 60 you get 100. Choice 2: i get 50 you get 40. > if i care about absolute gain, i would pick choice 1. > if i care about relative gain, i would pick choice 2: cooperation is difficult , because of relative gains concerns. Fear of cheating by other side -- the "prisoner"s dilemma" problem: prisoner"s dilemma = 2 prisoners that are caught with drugs, they are separated and each one is given the option to tell on the other guy. Because you are worried about cheating, you tell on each other. Situation we are in in international system is very tense.
