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

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.