Peace Through Agreement: Replacing War With Non-Violent Dispute-Resolution Methods

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In this book, Gerald Rabow reveals how any dispute, including those that lead to serious confrontation between nations, can be resolved through the proper management of informed self-interest. Rabow demonstrates how the utilizing of negotiations, mediation and arbitration techniques, as well as a sound analytic understanding of "non-zero-sum" conflicts, can achieve peace. He shows, through analogous "non-zero-sum" games, that co-operation between conflicting factions is more successful than is generally believed. Through the playing of these games, the reader can experience conflict resolution in a controlled setting. Finally, the book presents a scheme for the arbitration of a major international dispute. Students and scholars of political science, peace studies and diplomacy may find "Peace Through Agreement" a valuable resource.

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GERALD RABOW has spent his career in systems engineering with IT&T, Otis Elevator Research Center, and AT&T Bell Laboratories. He has become increasingly engaged in research and writing on applying systems engineering approaches toward the solution of societal problems, especially that of attaining peace. He is an officer and founding member of the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology.