Clans and regions in 2-structures

The cyclic < ? - clans with q = 2 e

Cooperative clans

Purpose – To provide a mechanism for agents to form, maintain, and reason within medium-term coalitions, called clans, based upon the notions of trust and motivation. Design/methodology/approach – The model is based upon the notions of trust (representing an agent’s assessment of another’s honesty and reliability) and motivations (which represent an agent’s high-level goals). The paper describe...

The cyclic q - clans with q F 2

Supporting Cooperation through Clans

Cooperation is the foundation of multi-agent systems, and allows agents to interact to achieve complex goals. In dynamic environments cooperation gives rise to inherent uncertainty since we cannot predict how agents will respond to environmental change. Consequently, agents must have some mechanism for coping with this uncertainty. In particular, agents must manage the risk resulting from inter...

Clans, Pacts, and Politics in Central Asia

Central Asia is suddenly on the world map. Indeed, September 11 and the U.S. war against the Taliban and the al-Qaeda terror network in Afghanistan have drawn Central Asia from the periphery to near the center of that map. Policy makers forging strategies for Afghanistan have begun to realize that the entire vast region is plagued by increasingly weak states and regimes that are losing popular ...