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Vladimir Putin’s irrational behavior: Why the Russian president wins if we think he is crazy.

Scott Radnitz suggests that Vladimir Putin is not crazy — just deliberately acting that way.

….consider strategic theorist Thomas Schelling’s concept of the “rationality of irrationality.” This can be illustrated through the game of chicken, in which two drivers are heading for each other at full speed, and the first to swerve is the chicken. A driver who appears crazy enough to prefer dying over chickening out will always have the advantage. It is therefore rational for a player to convince his opponent that he is actually irrational.

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5 Replies to “Vladimir Putin’s irrational behavior: Why the Russian president wins if we think he is crazy.”

  2. Russia should take back Ukraine , Crimea, These small nations cannot pay or manage the debts ,Pass the liability back to Russia , I just saved the EU another 18 Billion , Perhaps I should run for IMF leadership ,
    Oh i forgot , America needs a war to survive ???

    2. I suspect the key to understanding Putin’s invasion of Crimea is not K-G-B as Colin Powell (and John McCain) alluded to, but G-R-L: Gazprom, Rosneft and Lukoil. Gazprom alone dwarfs Exxon Mobil.

      “When sorting through the rankings of the World’s 25 Biggest Oil Companies and looking at who controls and influences the likes of ExxonMobil, Statoil, Rosneft and Pdvsa—one thing becomes clear: no industry leader has more sway, has twisted more arms or made more deals than Russian President Vladimir Putin”, writes Forbes magazine.

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