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Book Review

Landmark negotiations from around the world: lessons for modern diplomacy

edited by Emmanuel Vivet, Cambridge, Intersentia Ltd, 2019, xxxvi+ 376 pp., 39€, $47, £37 (paperback), illustrations, ISBN: 978-1-78068-851-0

 

Notes

1. The book consists of the following: Pierre Vimont, ‘Foreword: Diplomats and History: A Return To Basics’ (p.v). ‘Preface’ (p.xiii). William Zartman, ‘Introduction: We Produce History; We Might as Well Use it, Wisely’ (p.1). Part I TO NEGOTIATE, OR NOT TO NEGOTIATE. Ghislaine Stouder, ‘Roman Diplomacy During the Republic: Do the Mighty Negotiate?’ (p.9); Laurent Vissière, ‘The Treaty of Dijon (1513): Or, the Art of Negotiating without a Mandate’ (p.23); Kevin Homrighausen, ‘Diplomatic Crisis in July 1914: Secrecy, Ultimatums, and Missed Opportunities’ (p.33); Emmanuel Vivet, ‘The German “All or Nothing” Approach in 1917: Unwilling to Negotiate’ (p.43). Part II BILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS. Habib Chamoun-Nicolas and Randy D. Hazlett, ‘The Phoenicians (960 BCE): Long Distances, Close Business Relationships’ (p.53); Nancy Caldwell†, ‘Christopher Columbus and the Catholic Monarchs (1485–1492): Negotiating Troubled Waters’ (p.67); Lord Peter Ricketts, ‘The 1998 St Malo Declaration on European Defense: High Ambitions, Modest Results’ (p.79); ‘Larry Crump, ‘US–Chile Free Trade Negotiations (2000–2003): Linkage Analysis’ (p.89); Frans Schram, ‘Negotiating Peace with the FARC (2010–2016): Out of the Woods?’ (p.103). Part III MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS. Jean-Claude Cheynet, ‘Constantinople, the Armies of the First Crusade and Alexius I Comnenus: How a Coalition was Built between Latins and Greeks in 1096ʹ (p.115); Isabelle Dasque, ‘The Constantinople Conference (1876–1877): Negotiating with Russia’ (p.127); Jean-Marc de la Sablière, ‘No Impunity for the Crimes in Darfur (2005): Negotiations within the Security Council’ (p.139); Carrie Menkel-Meadow, ‘Negotiating the American Constitution (1787–1789): Coalitions, Process Rules, and Compromises’ (p.151); Paul Willem Meerts, ‘The Vienna Congress (1814–1815): A Security Council “Avant La Lettre”’ (p.165); Yves Bruley – ‘The 1856 Congress of Paris: Putting Victory to Good Use’ (p.179); Aurélien Colson, ‘Woodrow Wilson in Versailles: A Transparent Diplomat’s Frustrated Ambition’ (p.); Francesco Marchi, ‘The Convention on the Future of Europe (2002–2003): A Model Process for a Multi-Institutional Meeting’ (p.207). Part IV BEYOND INTERESTS: EMOTIONS, BELIEFS AND VALUES. William W. Baber – ‘An Industrialization Deal in 1868 Japan: Glover the Scotsman in Nagasaki’ (p.); Emmanuel Vivet, ‘The 1659 Treaty of the Pyrenees: France and Spain Negotiate Honor’ (p.); Guy Oliviet Faure, ‘The Macartney Embassy to China (1793): Negotiating Face and Symbols’ (p.239); Emmanuel Petit, ‘What Set Off the Korean Conflict of 1950? Interests, Reputation, and Emotions’ (p.251); R. Gerald Hughes, ‘The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: Overt Confrontation, Covert Diplomacy and Downright Luck’ (p.261); Mark Young, ‘The Run Up to the Trump/Kim Singapore Summit: Playing Red and Playing Blue’ (p.273); Part V MIDDLE EAST NEGOTIATIONS: INTERESTS OR EMOTIONS? Julie d’Andurain, ‘Negotiating in Syria in 1920: Giraud and Faisal before the Battle of Damascus’ (p.289); Sami Faltas, ‘UN Security Council Resolution 242 of 1967: Ambiguity in International Agreements’ (p.305); Stanislas de Laboulaye, ‘The Iran Nuclear Issue (2003–2005): Choosing to Negotiate’ (p.317); Tobias W. Langenegger, ‘The Iran Nuclear Negotiations (2005–2015): Tumbling in the Escalation Trap’ (p.327); Part VI MEDIATIONS. Arnaud Stimec, ‘Raoul Nordling and the 1944 Liberation of Paris: A Mediator Saves Paris’ (p.337); Marc Beretta, ‘The Peace Process in Northern Ireland (1997–2007): From Hatred to Reason’ (p.349); Ariel Mascapac Hernandez, ‘Four Decades in the Southern Philippines (1971–2008): ‘Can “Biased” Mediators be Helpful?’ (p.359). Emmanuel Vivet, ‘Conclusion: Lessons for Modern Diplomacy’ (p.369).

2. Vivet, ed., Négociations d’hier, leçons pour aujourd’hui.

3. Churchill, “Ludendorff’s All – Or Nothing,” 107–19.

4. Jervis, “War, Intelligence, and Honesty: A Review Essay”, 665, 670.

5. Goldberg, “The Obama Doctrine,” The Atlantic, April 2016, (Accessed March 11 2020). https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/04/the-obama-doctrine/471525/

6. Neustadt and May, Thinking in Time.

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