Negotiation Exercises

Project status: active

NTF involvement: creator (since 2019)

Description: NTF negotiation exercises engage participants through immersive learning, educate them on critical conflicts in the Eurasian and Euro-Atlantic sphere, and allow them to practice advanced negotiation, decision-making, and conflict management techniques. Our exercises have been used across Harvard University (including the Department of Government, the Advanced Workshop in Multiparty Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at Harvard Kennedy School, and the Executive Education course Senior Executives in National and International Security) as well as by external organizations, such as the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute.

Topics:

• Crisis in the South China Sea: Work towards de-escalation of tensions in the region between the People's Republic of China and the United States.

• Building Partner Capacity in Kunduz: Understand local negotiation challenges of the UN-mandated military mission in Afghanistan.

• Deep START: Negotiate the next strategic arms control treaty between the United States and the Russian Federation.

• Nagorno-Karabakh. A Convening of Community Leaders: Understand community perspectives and work to resume formal negotiations between official parties.

• The Conflict in Eastern Ukraine: Address the conflict after Euromaidan and resolve urgent short-term and outstanding issues in 2014.

• The Future of Georgia: Engage on the political, security, and humanitarian issues facing Georgia and its population.

• The Future of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty: Tackle high-stakes negotiations between the U.S., Russia, NATO, and the OSCE