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Thomas Schelling

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The Strategy of Conflict

  1. IDEA 1

    Conflict includes cooperation

    Most conflicts are bargaining situations where both sides share an interest in avoiding the worst outcome.

  2. IDEA 2

    Credible commitment

    Limiting your own options can strengthen your position, because a threat or promise only works if the other side believes it.

  3. IDEA 3

    Focal points

    Without communication, people coordinate on solutions that seem obvious or prominent. Shaping what feels natural shapes outcomes.

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