Mirage Defection

In a standard Prisoner’s Dilemma, mutual cooperation yields the best collective outcome. Mirage defection introduces a fourth perceived state:

| Actual Partner Action | Perceived Action | Outcome | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Cooperate | Cooperate | Stable equilibrium | | Defect | Defect | Actual collapse | | Cooperate | | Unilateral counter-defection → Collapse | | Defect | Cooperate | Exploitation (rare, but possible) | mirage defection

"The Mirage is a mercy," one woman told him, her eyes clouded with the grey film of reality. "But the Defection is a birth. It hurts to see the world as it is, but at least your eyes are finally yours." The Choice of the Broken It hurts to see the world as it

The two pilots, holding the rank of colonel, took off from the Okba Ben Nafi Air Base near Tripoli. Their explicit military orders were to fly to Benghazi and bomb civilian anti-government protesters who were demonstrating against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi. Choosing to disobey these directives, the pilots flew low over the Mediterranean Sea to evade radar detection and requested emergency asylum upon entering Maltese airspace. Strategic Impact Strategic Impact