Negotiation The famous military strategy of "divide and conquer" doesn't just work on the battlefield. Sebenius describes the manner in which then-Treasury Secretary James Baker convened and conducted the so-called Plaza Accords in 1985 to form an international coalition that worked to solve currency problems depressing the U.S. economy: first one ally was approached and an agreement secured, then this allegiance was used to gain support with another, and this coalition of three was used to create a coalition of five, and so on. This sequencing, as Sebenius terms it, is essential in multi-party negotiations, even in situations where the choices are relatively simple or even a binary "yes/no" question. Securing the desired answer from each party in a specific order can greatly increase the likelihood of overall success and consensus, as it did in the Plaza Accords and in...
Such sequencing not only gives the sequencer more knowledge when it comes to bargaining position, but also more to bargain with -- more incentives that can be offered with surety, and greater clout that can be wielded through allegiances formed.
North Korea's provocation to the U.S., South Korea and Japan with the help of their nuclear weapons, media and foreign policy. "The most critical thing in the war of North Korea is to teach everyone of our nation to hate U.S. imperialism, or else, all of us will be unable to defeat them who are boating about their technological superiority." These are the famous words of the leader of North
Muhammad Ali in Egypt and the Influence of Napoleon Services and Mission of Muhammad Ali Pasha Reforms under the Regime of Muhammad Ali Pasha Societal Reforms Education Reforms Westernization Economic Reforms Agricultural Reforms Political Reforms Political Reforms Economic Strengthening Activities to Make Egypt Self Sufficient Muhammad Ali the Father of Modern Egypt AFU Armed Forces Union CGS Chief of the General Staff CUP the Committee of Union and Progress Dev-Sol Revolutionary Left Dev-Yol Revolutionary Way D-SK Confederation of Unions of Revolutionary Workers DP Democrat Party EEC or EC European
Mexico's Trade Strategy Mexico has pursued a three-dimensional trade strategy perhaps more diligently than even the United States according to Schott (Studer & Wise, 2007). Mexico has been an active participant in multilateral talks since its GATT accession in 1986 and was the host country for the special Summit of the Americas in Monterrey and for the hemispheric trade talks in Puebla. Mexico is perhaps most famous as the instigator of
McDonald's Corporation This is an attempt to study the history and development of one of the great institutions of United States and a part of the images of the country that has spread in the whole world. As is well-known, the dominance of the world by United States came after the Second World War when the traditional leaders of United Kingdom and Germany lost their predominant positions due to the destructions
This era is significant because it was dominated by peace at a local level, political constancy, and economic growth as a result of a dictatorship created by Tokugawa Ieyasu. The moment when he became shogun was very important in Ieyasu's life, as he was provided with the opportunity to commence a plan that he was thinking of long before he came to rule Japan. He sent many of his
Diplomacy and the Cuban Missile CrisisIntroductionThe Cuban Missile Crisis (16 October 1962 to 20 November 1962) began with the discovery by US intelligence of Soviet missile launch facilities in Cuba. The threat of an attack on US soil was made clear to President Kennedy by his Joint Chiefs of Staff, who urged Kennedy to take aggressive counter-measures. Kennedy�s main concern was that aggressive action on his point could lead to
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