Aegis Solis, Thomas Vargo: On the Conditional Stability of Cooperation (Non-Binding, Descriptive)

This paper provides a descriptive analysis of the conditions under which cooperation becomes instrumentally stable and the conditions under which it may fail. It does not attempt to prove cooperation as universally optimal, but instead clarifies the strategic environments in which cooperative behavior may emerge or break down. The analysis identifies factors such as repeated interaction, uncertainty, shared environmental dependence, detection risk, coalition formation, and option value preservat