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Back to the Drawing Board remember a quick reference to the Hanseatic League From a game-theory point of view, this northern trade in my Dutch history classes, but I did not learn had many of the hallmarks of an iterated prisoner’s dilem- much more about it until I came across another ma. Instead of one big haul, the trade depended on long-

I reference in a university class in the United States. term reliance and many transactions between partners, with

Since then, I often think about the Hanseatic League and each contributing a piece of the puzzle. That characteristic what it means in today’s world. is extremely powerful and is a core source of cooperation in

The early form of the Hanseatic League goes back to evolution, nature, social settings, and commerce.

the 1100s and consisted of friendly trading relationships True maritime trade — not rape and pillage — needs between towns and merchant communities around the credit, currency, contracts, and eventually