It's about zero sum and non zero sum games.

Either way, your fortunes add up to zero. That's a zero sum game.

That's a non zero sum game.

Asian Games Are Not Zero Sum

So that is a non zero sum dynamic.

And so the mentality has to shift from zero sum to positive sum before you can get a productive politics.

So control is no longer a zero sum game.

We are always, constantly playing the zero sum game.

With zero sum channels you would expect something else.

How do we define our national interests so that it's not just zero sum, but positive sum.

So this is not a zero sum game in anyway.

And the world is full of non zero sum dynamics.

Non zero sum games in which correlations can be positive, OK.

And in real life, there are lots of non zero sum games.

In a war, two allies are playing a non zero sum game.

So, there are lots of non zero sum games in real life.

So like in tennis, usually it's win lose it always adds up to zero zero sum. But if you're playing doubles, the person on your side of the net, they're in the same boat as you, so you're playing a non zero sum game with them.

And there are non zero sum relationships that maybe people aren't aware of.

And also, sometimes people don't recognize the non zero sum dynamics in the world.

Any form of interdependence, or non zero sum relationship forces you to acknowledge the humanity of people.

Peace has come to Northern Ireland because both sides realized that the zero sum game couldn't work.

The deployment of the golden rule most naturally happens along these non zero sum channels.

The sum of all trade balances in the world is equal to zero, which means that not all countries can be net exporters and that currency wars end up being zero sum games. That is why America s entry into the fray was only a matter of time.

Basically, a zero sum game is the kind you're used to in sports, where there's a winner and a loser.

You've probably heard the term interdependence applied to the modern world. Well, that's just another term for non zero sum.

And if you ask what kind of situation is conducive to people defining people as enemies, it's a zero sum situation.

Because after years of stagnation and decline, the mentality of politics is that it's a zero sum game.

The argument I make is basically that, well, non zero sum games have always been part of life.

If your fortunes are interdependent with somebody, then you live in a non zero sum relationship with them.

A lot of forms of non zero sum behavior in the realm of economics and so on in everyday life often leads to cooperation.

Certainly, a couple of things are that, first of all, there are a lot of zero sum situations in the world.

So empowering China to deal with its own problems of carbon is good for everybody, and it's not a zero sum, I win, you lose.

If you ask what kind of a situation is conducive to people becoming friends and allies, the technical answer is a non zero sum situation.

And, you know, I'm happy to say, I think there's really evidence that this non zero sum kind of connection can expand the moral compass.

Because, you know, historically, if you're not being respected, you're probably not going to wind up in a non zero sum, mutually profitable relationship with people.

I think politicians can help foster non zero sum relationships, Economic engagement is generally better than blockades and so on, in this regard.

The world has long run a substantial deficit in investment income, even though the correct numbers should sum to zero. The missing income must be going somewhere.

The Spanish Government favoured the creation of virtuous circles of cooperation, enabling all the parties concerned to collaborate, making concessions and reaping positive benefits on a non zero sum basis.

And I would say the non zero sum dynamic is only going to grow more intense over time because of technological trends, but more intense in a kind of negative way.

So I'm not really worried about it. So I mean, we're going to have to work on a lot of fronts, but if we succeed if we succeed then once again, non zero sumness and the recognition of non zero sum dynamics will have forced us to a higher moral level.

A major shortcoming in today s world is the persistence of a zero sum sense of geopolitics. The world expected something different in the post Cold War era to promote peace and stability.

One line of thinking blames a leadership vacuum a common diagnosis in Europe. Elsewhere especially in the US polarization and ugly zero sum politics are thought to discourage potentially capable political leadership.

And politicians can be aware, and should be aware that, when people around the world are looking at them, are looking at their nation and picking up their cues for whether they are in a zero sum or a non zero sum relationship with a nation like, say, America, or any other nation human psychology is such that they use cues like Do we feel we're being respected?

And you have to read your ancient history to realize what a revolution that has been, OK. This was not a prevalent view, few thousand years ago, and I attribute it to this non zero sum dynamic.

Too many people think of economics as a zero sum game, and that China s success is coming at the expense of the rest of the world. Yes, China s rapid growth poses challenges to the West.