A strategic conflict is an interaction of two or more decision makers over issues such as rights or resources. Some conflicts, such as terrorist attacks, exhibit outright hostility, while others are highly cooperative situations in which disputants form coalitions or jointly act to achieve win/win solutions, that is, resolutions in which everyone gains. The key ingredients of any conflict model are the decision makers in disagreement, each decision maker's options or courses of action, how a scenario or state is determined by the decision makers' choices, and their objectives or preferences over states. Conflict analysis provides methodologies for studying these multiple participant–multiple objective decision situations systematically. By enhancing understanding and communication, it can lead to better decisions that produce resolutions that are more preferable, more stable, and more fair.