>>18491244
I guess it's a better question than most of the threads here that are rage bait, /pol/, or argueing about religion.

But its still pretty bad.

>Does learning game theory help improve your understanding of history?
Yes. Its called cross-discipline. Learning what you learn in one area and applying it to another

> Could game theory be used to predict the future?
It is regularly used this way. But like any predictions they are not always correct.

The basics like prisoner's dilemma are helpful, but only by adding to your vocabulary since these things are self-evident. The more complex game theory falls apart in real life. Rather like a convoluted plan which falls apart in the first encounter with the enemy, there are too many random variables.

>>18491244
No, because politicians almost never act entirely rationally and often their goal isn't strictly the best interest of their country. At least not always.
That being said, these sorts of mental exercises and hypotheticals can be helpful