▁feas ible ▁pay off ▁for ▁both ▁sides . ▁ ▁Information ▁problems ▁One ▁obvious ▁reason ▁is ▁that ▁each ▁state ▁simply ▁bel ieves ▁it ▁is ▁more ▁powerful ▁than ▁it ▁really ▁is . ▁For ▁example , ▁two ▁states ▁that ▁each ▁believe ▁they ▁are ▁infinitely ▁powerful ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁difficult ▁time ▁b arg aining ▁with ▁each ▁other . ▁War , ▁then , ▁can ▁er upt ▁with ▁incomplete ▁information ▁regarding ▁the ▁distribution ▁of ▁power . ▁ ▁But ▁F ear on ▁points ▁out ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁completely ▁rational ▁explanation ▁for ▁war . ▁Rec all ▁that ▁war ▁is ▁the ▁worst ▁pay off ▁for ▁both ▁sides . ▁Con sequently , ▁states ▁actually ▁have ▁in cent ive ▁to ▁reve al ▁how ▁powerful ▁they ▁are ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁side , ▁as ▁to ▁a vert ▁the ▁costs ▁of ▁war . ▁The ▁problem ▁with ▁such ▁information ▁transmission ▁is ▁that ▁states ▁actually ▁have ▁in cent ive ▁to ▁over re present ▁how ▁powerful ▁they ▁are . ▁Gener ally ▁speaking , ▁a ▁state ▁that ▁is ▁extremely ▁powerful ▁will ▁receive ▁a ▁better ▁settlement ▁than ▁an ▁extremely ▁weak ▁one . ▁Thus , ▁a ▁state ▁has ▁in cent ive ▁to ▁look ▁powerful ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁co er ce ▁a ▁good ▁peace ful ▁settlement ▁even ▁if ▁it ▁comes ▁at ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁falling ▁into ▁war . ▁This ▁prevents ▁the ▁states ▁from ▁cred ibly ▁reve aling ▁how ▁powerful ▁they ▁are ▁to ▁each ▁other . ▁ ▁Comm it ment ▁problems ▁F ear on ▁also ▁finds ▁that ▁both ▁states ▁can ▁prefer ▁fighting ▁with ▁complete ▁information ▁when ▁under ▁situations ▁with ▁sh ifting ▁power .