Coalition

A Coalition is an alliance between entities, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest. This alliance may be temporary, or a matter of convenience. A coalition thus differs from a more formal covenant. See Axelrod's book, The Evolution of Cooperation.

See also: united front

In politics, see also Coalition government.

In Australia, the Coalition is also used to refer to an alliance of three parties (the Liberals, Nationals and Country Liberals) existing in federal politics since 1922.

Internationally, the phrase Coalition of the Willing was used to refer to member countries who embarked on an illegal war against Iraq. [1] (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3873359.stm).

In mathematics, coalitions can be studied as games. The Nash equilibrium defines conditions where rational players can benefit other players in the coalition.

In the computer field, and in the study of cognition, the entities can be called agents or daemons. By definition, agents can form coalitions.

In the fictional Star Fleet Universe as represented in the range of games from Amarillo Design Bureau Inc. as well as the first two Star Fleet Command games (and the Orion Pirates stand-alone addon for Starfleet Command II) from Taldren, the Coalition is the alliance of the Klingon Empire and the Lyran Star Empire - eventually also including the Romulan Star Empire - which fought together against the Alliance in the General War, the Klingons and Lyrans having been allied in the previous Four Powers War from Y158-Y162.

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