Leveraging Behavioral Game Theory to Inform Military Operations Planning

Authors

William N. Caballero, Air Force Institute of Technology
Brian J. Lunday, Air Force Institute of TechnologyFollow
Richard F. Deckro, Air Force Instititute of TechnologyFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2020

Abstract

Since Thomas Schelling published The Strategy of Conflict (1960), the study of game theory and international relations have been closely linked. Developments in the former often trigger analytical changes in the latter, as evidenced by the recent behavioral and psychological focus among some international relations and defense economics scholars. Despite this connection, decisions regarding military operations have rarely been influenced by game theoretic analysis, a fact often attributed to standard game theory’s normative nature. Therefore, this research applies selected behavioral game theoretic solution techniques to classical interstate conflict games, demonstrating their utility to inform the planning of military operations.

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DOI

JSTOR:26902044

Source Publication

Military Operations Research

Recommended Citation

Caballero, W. N., Lunday, B. J., & Deckro, R. F. (2020). Leveraging Behavioral Game Theory to Inform Military Operations Planning. Military Operations Research, 25(1), 5–22.