Investigating Causes of Falkland War based on Game Theory

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Falkland war happened in 1982 between Argentina and Britain. In the current article, the authors try to answer the following questions: 1) what was the real aim of the war? 2) Was it in line with their interests or not? In order to answer these two questions, by adopting a descriptive analytical approach and considering game theory as our framework and dividing the war into three steps (1. Argentina chooses between the current state and attacking the Islands, 2. Britain’s reaction and its decision on whether to show a military response, impose sanctions or diplomatic responses, 3. In the final phase it is time for Argentina’s response and its decision between leaving the Islands and continuing negotiations or war with Britain). The results show that Falkland war happened because of misperceptions and misunderstanding of the other player’s priorities and choices from the very first step of the war till its end.

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World Politics
Volume 5, Issue 4
April 2017
Pages 198-175

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