1. COMPETING MODELS OF DECISION MAKING

Introduction
Cognition and International Relations Theory
Prospect Theory
Assessment
Chapter Summary

2. PROSPECT THEORY AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Introduction
Arguments against Prospect Theory
Prospect Theory and the Study of International Relations
Conclusion

3. THE USE OF POWER

Introduction
Status Quo, Subjectivity, and Decision Frames
Power and Coercion
Military Deterrence
Economic Threats
Two-Level Economic Threat Model
The Failure of Sanctions
Conclusion

4. COOPERATION

Introduction
Propositions on Negotiation and Cooperation
Cooperation and the Prisoner's Dilemma
Is Cooperation Risky or Safe?
Strategic Choice
Cooperation and the Tragedy of the Commons
Conclusion

5. A UNIFIED THEORY OF PREFERENCES

Introduction
The Gains Debate
The Problem of Fixed Preferences
Constructivism and the Gains Debate
Unifying Preferences
Power, Preferences, and Strategies
Conclusion

6. THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

Background
Foreign Policy in a Community
The Decision Frame Prior to Vienna
Negotiating at Vienna: 1982–1985
Relative or Absolute Gains?
The Formation of a Losses Frame
The European Gamble
Conclusion

7. THE UNITED STATES

Background
Banning CFCs Prior to a Decision Frame
American Passivity
The Alliance for CFCs
An Inadvertent Losses Frame
The Move to Multilateralism: Vienna and Montreal
Conclusion

8. CONCLUSIONS

Preferences and Frames
Realism and Cooperation
Risk Acceptance, Cooperation, and Regime Design
Power, Leverage, and Domestic Win-Sets
The "Ozone Hole"
The Promise of a Cognitive Research Program

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