Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rationality of the Terrorist Group and Governments Policy: A Game Theoretic Approach Subject The topic of the resource counter-terrorism; game theory; intelligence; rationality; terrorist group Description An account of the resource The two ideas of the rationality of terrorist organisations and the costly leader game are used in this paper to construct a game theoretic model. It is an addition to the literature on terrorism and leader-follower games, in which the government and a terrorist organisation are the two players. Terrorist group can be rational or irrational. In case it is rational, it does the cost-benefit analysis and is open to negotiation. Only in this case, the government chooses to not spend on counter-terrorist measures. The irrational group has lexicographic preferences, which means that it prefers a successful attack to attract attention and recruits at the beginning or finish of its operation. Consequently, it is assumed that the irrational group will always attack. the irrational terrorist organisation has the option of either choosing not to mimic the rational group or choosing to do so at a psychological cost. Although the irrational group dislikes imitation. It seeks to duplicate the rational group so that the government withdraws and cuts back on spending on counter-terrorism. A costly leader model is set up in the paper, where the government can incur a cost to gather information about the type of terrorist group. In this framework, the paper provides policy prescriptions concerning counter-terrorist measures that the government should take in case the type of terrorist group being rational or irrational is unknown and it highlights the importance of intelligence. 2024 Walter de Gruyter GmbH. All rights reserved. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harichandan A. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy, Vol-30, No. 1, pp. 27-53. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Walter de Gruyter GmbH Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1515/peps-2023-0030" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1515/peps-2023-0030</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85183839555&amp;doi=10.1515%2Fpeps-2023-0030&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=25594357a5a67240a80c7c86a8ed30eb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85183839555&amp;doi=10.1515%2fpeps-2023-0030&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=25594357a5a67240a80c7c86a8ed30eb</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 10792457 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Harichandan A., Centre for International Trade and Development, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India, Christ (Deemed to be University), Delhi NCR Campus, Ghaziabad, 201003, India