When peace and conflict resolution are your goals, what should you do when your would-be counterpart doesn’t want to come to the negotiating table? U.S. president Donald Trump faces this question as he tries to determine the right path to take with North Korea.
Tensions have ratcheted up lately as concerns mount that North Korea could … Read More 
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For Paris Climate Accord, April 22 Marks Moment of Truth
The global climate change accord talks are some of the most interesting negotiations to have taken place in the past year. This article examines the at-the-table issues the negotiators faced with China and other world leaders in attempting to forge a negotiated agreement on climate change.
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Modest Goals Gave Hope to Syria Peace talks
In international negotiations and other complex multiparty negotiations, should you set ambitious goals right from the start or begin with more modest ones?
Aiming high can lead to dramatic payoffs if you succeed, but the difficulty of orchestrating complicated international negotiations can increase the risk of impasse. By contrast, starting with more modest goals may suggest … Read More
In Renegotiation with Britain, EU Faced Weak BATNA
How David Cameron’s Tory government’s plans to leave the euro-zone have EU ministers scrambling in negotiations with a weak alternative to a negotiated agreement.
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Business Negotiations: What You Need to Know About Joint-Fact Finding
Joint fact finding is a multistep, collaborative process for bringing together negotiating partners with different interests, values, and perspectives. Here are the five stages through which joint fact finding typically proceeds.
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- Business Negotiations
- The Winner’s Curse in Negotiations: How to Avoid It
- Negotiation in Business: Apple and Samsung’s Dispute Resolution Case Study
- Navigating Business Relationships Using Negotiation
- Winner’s Curse: Negotiation Mistakes to Avoid
- Negotiating with Millennials – How to Overcome Cultural Differences in Communication
- Conflict Resolution
- Strategies to Resolve Conflict over Deeply Held Values
- How to Keep Lines of Communication Open at the Thanksgiving Dinner Table
- Conflict Management: The Challenges of Negotiating Online
- Teach Your Children How to Resolve Conflicts With This Book
- Why Is Sincerity Important? How to Avoid Deception in Negotiation
- Crisis Negotiations
- Dealing with Difficult People
- Managing Difficult Employees: Listening to Learn
- Negotiation Strategies: Bernie Sanders’ Pragmatic Approach to Negotiating in the Senate
- Trust and Honesty in Negotiations: Dealing with Dishonest Negotiators
- Managing Difficult Employees, and Those Who Just Seem Difficult
- Dealing with Difficult People: Lies, Lies, and More Lies
- Dealmaking
- Dispute Resolution
- What is Alternative Dispute Resolution?
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Techniques: Negotiating Conditions
- The Importance of Power in Negotiations: Taylor Swift Shakes it Off
- Employee Grievances: Are Most Legal Disputes Resolved in Litigation or Arbitration?
- Repairing Relationships Using Negotiation Skills
- International Negotiation
- Leadership Skills
- Mediation
- Techniques for Leading Multiparty Negotiations: Structuring the Bargaining Process
- Communicate Your Interests Behind the Deal
- Dispute Resolution: The Advantages of a Neutral Third-Party Mediator
- How Mediation Works When Both Parties Agree They Need Help Resolving the Dispute
- Mediation: Negotiating a More Satisfactory Divorce
- Negotiation Skills
- Negotiation Training
- Implement Negotiation Training in Your Organization
- Make the Most of Negotiation Skills Training
- The Book of Real-World Negotiations: Successful Strategies from Government, Business, and Daily Life
- Negotiation Training: What’s Special About Technology Negotiations?
- 10 Negotiation Training Skills Every Organization Needs
- Salary Negotiations
- Teaching Negotiation
- Win-Win Negotiations
- Labor Negotiation Strategies
- Win-Win Negotiations: Should You Consider a Deal Sweetener?
- Google’s Negotiations with Groupon: How Business Negotiators Can Maximize Value Claiming When Engaging in Integrative Negotiations
- Break a Competitive Cycle with Win-Win Negotiation Strategies
- Why Win-Win Negotiation Has Been Elusive in Covid-19 Vaccine Talks