CONTENTS

Preface

Introduction

The Most Ancient Lesson in Peacemaking

    PART I:

THE POWER OF FRAMING

1

The Power of Framing

Negotiating in the NFL

2

Leveraging the Power of Framing

Stalemate over Royalty Rates

3

The Logic of Appropriateness

Negotiating in the Shadow of Cancer

4

Strategic Ambiguity

US–India Civil Nuclear Agreement

5

The Limits of Framing

Charting a Path to War in Iraq

6

First-Mover Advantage

The Unbroken Peace Treaty

  PART II:

THE POWER OF PROCESS

7

The Power of Process

Negotiating the US Constitution

8

Leveraging the Power of Process

Reneging on a $10 Million Handshake

9

Preserve Forward Momentum

Strikes and Lockouts in the NHL

10

Stay at the Table

Peacemaking from Vienna to Paris

11

The Limits of Process

Trying to End the Vietnam War

12

Changing the Rules of Engagement

Negotiating with Your Friends

PART III:

THE POWER OF EMPATHY

13

The Power of Empathy

Negotiating the Cuban Missile Crisis

14

Leveraging the Power of Empathy

Deal Making with a Gun to Our Head

15

Yielding

Selling Modernity in Saudi Arabia

16

Map Out the Negotiation Space

Negotiating the Louisiana Purchase

17

Partners, Not Opponents

Caught in the Crossfire

18

Compare the Maps

Lessons in Cartography and Linguistics

19

The Path Forward

Notes

Index

Acknowledgments

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