Mechanism Design, Behavioral Science and Artificial Intelligence in International Relations

Recent advances in AI and Mechanism Design provide a vital tool for solving collective action problems, common in international relations. By using AI to optimize mechanisms for cooperation and coordination, we can better address issues such as climate change, trade, and security. Mechanism Design, Behavioral Science and Artificial Intelligence in International Relations shows readers how the intersection of Mechanism Design and Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing the way we approach international relations. By using AI to optimize mechanisms, we can design better institutions, policies, and agreements that are more effective and efficient. Dr. Tshilidzi Marwala, United Nations University Rector and UN Under-Secretary General, presents the essential technologies used in Game Theory, Mechanism Design and AI and applies these to significant global issues such as interstate conflict, cybersecurity, and energy. International relations are a complex field, with many different actors and interests in play. By incorporating AI into our analysis and decision-making processes, we can better understand and predict the behavior of multiple actors and design mechanisms that take these behaviors into account, thereby producing more desirable and creative interdisciplinary approaches. The book presents real-world applications of these rapidly evolving technologies in crucial research fields such as Interstate Conflict, International Trade, Climate Change, Water management, Energy, cybersecurity, and global finance. - Provides insights for computer scientists, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers on how to develop practical tools to solve many complex problems in international relations, such as climate change, cybersecurity, and interstate conflict - Presents the necessary computer science, mathematical methods, and techniques in AI, game theory, mechanism design, and algorithm development - Includes real-world applications of AI and mechanism design in a wide variety of research topics, such as international conflict, international trade, climate change, water management, energy management, cybersecurity, and global finance

Dr. Tshilidzi Marwala is the United Nations (UN) University Rector and UN Under-Secretary-General based in Tokyo, Japan. He was the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Johannesburg and a trustee of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and the African Academy of Sciences. He has supervised 37 doctoral students from more than 20 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. Dr. Marwala holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (magna cum laude) from Case Western Reserve University, USA, and a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Cambridge, UK. He has published 27 books on Artificial Intelligence, one translated into Chinese, over 500 articles in journals, proceedings, book chapters and newspapers, and he holds five international patents. He is the author of Hamiltonian Monte Carlo Methods in Machine Learning and Rational Machines and Artificial Intelligence from Elsevier/Academic Press.