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Breaking through the 'fog of war': Game-based study suggests shared boundaries can foster peace
What causes adversaries to escalate conflicts into costly, prolonged wars even when neither side wants to fight? And in the fog of war, what might help them break that cycle and find a path to peace?
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UCLA cognitive scientist Tao Gao conducted a study using a two‑person territorial‑conflict computer game in which players deploy troops across a grid to examine how individuals decide between war and peace. The research investigates why adversaries often escalate to costly, prolonged wars even when neither side desires conflict and seeks factors that might break this cycle.
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