Economics
Security Dilemma Dynamics in International Anarchy
Quick fact
The concept of the security dilemma was famously articulated by John Herz in 1950 and later expanded by Robert Jervis in 1978, who developed a model showing when the dilemma is most intense.
Why this is interesting
Imagine two neighbors who both buy guns to feel safer. Each one's purchase makes the other feel more threatened, so they buy even more guns. Who is the aggressor?