Game theorists hope to solve world's crises

Game theorists hope to solve world's crises
Washington (AFP) Nov 30, 2009 - North Korea will mothball its nuclear weapons for a billion dollars a year, Iran will not build nukes at all and Middle East peace is just round the corner, at least according to one game theorist courted by the CIA. For someone who admits he is not an expert in the topics he studies and to "piggybacking" on predecessors' work, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita has become surprisingly influential. ... more
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