In a repeated-game-context, the best strategy is to always present a credible threat to your opponent so he will quickly understand it is better to pay you to go away than to engage in protracted battle.

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Seen in that context, the Robinson strategy could be seen as a Dad's Army-style "don't panic" message to his own grassroots, making it clear to Protestants that, even if the demographic gap is closing, there's no reason to assume Northern Ireland's status within the UK is under threat.

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That they have not hired the right leadership for security, implemented the right program, and then taken the correct tactical steps (for Gawker: exercising an incident response plan, implementing password complexity and use requirements, having an intrusion management strategy, having a data breach plan) in the context of an overall information security strategy.

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