To what extent is prisoner's dilemma useful for modeling the strategic interactions of states?

Topic: To what extent is prisoner’s dilemma useful for modeling the strategic interactions of states?

In building and supporting your argument, you should identify the strengths and weaknesses

of using prisoner’s dilemma to model state interactions and engage several real world

scenarios to support your argument.

Requirement

(1) a clear thesis statement in the paper’s introductory paragraph, (2) well-defined and organized

body paragraphs that correspond directly to the paper’s thesis statement, and (3) the

presentation of relevant theoretical and empirical information to support the main

point of each body paragraph. We cannot stress enough the importance of a strong

thesis statement, i.e. a statement of both what the paper is arguing and why it is

making that argument. All papers are expected to have an introduction andconclusion.

To what extent is prisoner’s dilemma useful for modeling the strategic interactions of states?