Based on Oye's discussion of payoff structures, two states in an open alliance would be
a. not likely to act any differently from two states in a secret alliance.
b. less likely to betray each other because the payoff for defection would decrease.
c. less likely to betray each other because the payoff of cooperation would increase.
d. more likely to betray each other because the payoff of cooperation would decrease.
e. more likely to betray each other because bilateral strategies offer no substantial payoff in a multilateral world.
Answer: b
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