# Agreed Competition **Domain:** Cyber strategy / Norms **Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition **Agreed competition** is a proposed condition in which persistent cyber rivals continue contesting one another while developing tacit or explicit understandings about acceptable behavior and escalation boundaries. ## Significance It is not peace or a formal treaty; its stability depends on observable conduct, reciprocal restraint, and credible responses. ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]] - [Primary or institutional source](https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/cyber-persistence-theory/) ## Routes [[wiki/Cyber Persistence Theory|Cyber Persistence Theory]] · [[wiki/Persistent Engagement|Persistent Engagement]] · [[wiki/Stability-Instability Paradox|Stability-Instability Paradox]] · [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]