Strategic conflict is a sociological phenomenon that seems to occur whenever human beings interact. The types of conflict range from outright hostility, such as warfare, to highly cooperative situations in which disputants form coalitions or jointly attempt to reach resolutions in which everyone gains—the “win/win” solutions. The key ingredients of any conflict are the various decision makers who are in disagreement over some issue, and each participant's multiple objectives, which influence what that decision maker would prefer to do as he (or she) strategically interacts with his competitors in the process of reaching a resolution.