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Iran's Nuclear Program: "A Problem from Hell" - Robert Mnookin

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Channel: FORA.tv · 2010 · News & Politics

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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/12/Robert_Mnookin_Bargaining_with_the_Devil

Harvard negotiation expert Robert Mnookin gives a grim prediction of Iran's nuclearization over the next 20 years. He says the United States should try to engage Iran, but posits that there is "no good military option."

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Robert Mnookin, Professor and Chair of the Negotiation Program at Harvard University Law School, addresses some of life's most challenging conflicts -- those with an adversary you don't trust, someone who has harmed you in the past or appears willing to do so in the future, or an enemy you may even feel is evil. In such disputes, a critical decision must be made: do you try to negotiate a deal, or do you resist?

Mnookin explains how to meet the challenge of making wise decisions in such conflicts. He identifies the traps -- emotional, strategic and political -- that he believes must be avoided, and the elements that should be taken into account.  - Commonwealth Club of California

A leading expert in the field of conflict resolution, Professor Robert H. Mnookin has applied his interdisciplinary approach to negotiation and conflict resolution to a remarkable range of problems; both public and private. An experienced mediator, Prof. Mnookin has successfully mediated many complex commercial disputes which involved advanced technologies and intellectual property. He has written or edited nine books and numerous scholarly articles.

A renowned teacher and lecturer, Prof. Mnookin has taught numerous workshops for corporations, governmental agencies and law firms throughout the world and trained many executives and professionals in negotiation and mediation skills.

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