I would like to suggest that we should perhaps change direction in our efforts to bring about world peace. Up to now all the effort has been put into… - Robert Aumann

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I would like to suggest that we should perhaps change direction in our efforts to bring about world peace. Up to now all the effort has been put into resolving specific conflicts: India–Pakistan, North–South Ireland, various African wars, Balkan wars, Russia–Chechnya, Israel–Arab, etc., etc. I’d like to suggest that we should shift emphasis and study war in general.

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About Robert Aumann

Robert Aumann (born 1930, in Frankfurt,Germany) is an Israeli mathematician, Professor Emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, who won the 2005 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.

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Native Name: ישראל אומן
Alternative Names: R. Aumann • Robert John Aumann • Robert J Aumann • Yisrael Aumann • R.J. Aumann
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The strong equilibrium point f just described is one of "unrelenting ferocity" against offenders. It exhibits a zeal for meting out justice that is entirely oblivious to the sometimes dire consequences to oneself or to the other faitheful——i.e., those who have not deviated.
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