Constructive Illusions

Grynaviski, Eric

doi:10.7591/9780801454653

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“…277 Second, Washington and Moscow were both "overconfident that a mutual understanding had been reached," which was reflected in the agreement's brief negotiations. 278 Grynaviski found that, in some cases, misperceptions about shared beliefs-instances in which states believed they held shared beliefs but did not-resulted in cooperation. He argues that this is the case with the BPA: that U.S. and Soviet beliefs that both agreed on a set of basic guidelines to moderate their competition brought them to the negotiating table.…”

Section: Creation Of and Compliance With Norms And Rulesmentioning

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“…He argues that this is the case with the BPA: that U.S. and Soviet beliefs that both agreed on a set of basic guidelines to moderate their competition brought them to the negotiating table. 279 Whereas misperceptions might have resulted in cooperation on the agreement itself, the incongruities in Washington and Moscow's interpretation of its meaning might have ultimately proved destabilizing. Because each rival assumed the other shared its conception of the rules, it viewed the other side's signing as a formal recognition of these rules.…”

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Stabilizing Great-Power Rivalries

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Charap²,

Casey³

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This report documents research and analysis conducted as part of a project entitled Sustaining a Stable Strategic Competition with Near-Peer Competitors, sponsored by the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army. The purpose of the project was to provide the Army an assessment of the emerging strategic competitions between the United States and both China and Russia, examine the approaches most likely to preserve long-term stability in these competitions, and draw implications for Army capabilities and posture.This research was conducted within RAND Arroyo Center's Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program. RAND Arroyo Center, part of the RAND Corporation, is a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) sponsored by the United States Army.RAND operates under a "Federal-Wide Assurance" (FWA00003425) and complies with the Code of Federal Regulations for the Protection of Human Subjects Under United States Law (45 CFR 46), also known as "the Common Rule," as well as with the implementation guidance set forth in Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 3216.02. As applicable, this compliance includes reviews and approvals by RAND's Institutional Review Board (the Human Subjects Protection Committee

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Section: Creation Of and Compliance With Norms And Rulesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Creation Of and Compliance With Norms And Rulesmentioning

confidence: 99%