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When they met during their fellowships at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) in 2005, a lasting friendship was born. But as Pierre Hazan, a Swiss political scientist and former journalist, got to know Gorka Espiau Idoiaga, a peace activist from the Basque country of Spain, they had no idea that their friendship would bring them back together years later to help foster a breakthrough for peace in Western Europe’s last guerrilla conflict. |
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USIP expert Dan Brumberg previews the upcoming talks with Iran and provides background on the current situation. Countries: Brazil, China, Cuba, France, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Russian Federation, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, WMD, Nonproliferation, and Arms Control
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Daniel Brumberg, Senior Adviser at USIP's Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention, offers analysis on the "Iran-P5+1" talks held in Geneva, Switzerland on December 6-7, 2010. Countries: China, France, Germany, Iran, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, United States
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Negotiation and Diplomacy
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After 30 years of estrangement, the Obama administration is now engaged with Iran in hopes of a deal to ensure Iran’s nuclear energy program is not subverted to make nuclear weapons. On December 1, 2010, Iran experts explored important trends inside Iran and in its dealings with the outside world at the U.S. Institute of Peace’s launch of “The Iran Primer: Power, Politics and U.S. Policy.” |
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Informed by discussions and interviews with more than fifty seasoned foreign and American negotiators, this landmark study offers a rich and detailed portrait of the negotiating practices of American officials. Including contributions by eleven international experts, I assesses the multiple influences--cultural, institutional, historical, and political--that shape how American policymakers and diplomats approach negotiations with foreign counterparts and highlights behavioral patterns that transcend the actions of individual negotiators and administrations. Countries: France, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, Soviet Union (USSR), Turkey, United States
| Issue Areas: Negotiation and Diplomacy
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Over the last decade, USIP has produced a definitive series of books on culture and negotiating styles. Described as "profoundly useful," this series is essential reading for diplomats, trade negotiators, policymakers, business leaders, and students. Books have been produced on French, Russian, German, North Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Israeli, Palestinian, and Indian negotiating styles. American, Pakistan, and Iranian negotiating styles are currently under development. USIP also published Negotiating Across Cultures: International Communication in an Interdependent World (by Raymond Cohen). Orbis describes this resource as "a masterwork of cultural analysis applied to international politics...An insightful and entertaining narrative...on what can, but need not, go wrong in cross-cultural negotiations." Countries: China, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, North Korea, Palestinian Territories, Russian Federation
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Dealing with La Grande Nation |
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The Research and Studies Program of the United States Institute of Peace convened a meeting of American and French academic experts and policy practitioners to examine the French negotiating style. Focusing on the French approach to bilateral and multilateral relations, the animated discussion yielded useful insight into the French approach to international politics. |