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Moderates
Most interest groups include a substantial number of moderates -- people who, while they may feel passionately about an issue, are also open to hearing the other side and exploring opportunities for compromise. Moderates have a special ability to transform destructive conflicts.

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Compromise and Negotiation
In political conflicts today, compromise is often seen as "selling out," and bad to do. But negotiating win-win solutions is often possible, and if not, making compromises that allow all sides to get much of what they want and need is almost always better than protracted conflicts with destructive consequences for all.

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Compromise and Negotiation
In political conflicts today, compromise is often seen as "selling out," and bad to do. But negotiating win-win solutions is often possible, and if not, making compromises that allow all sides to get much of what they want and need is almost always better than protracted conflicts with destructive consequences for all.

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Institute for Negotiation Innovation
INI is a new nonprofit which bridges negotiation research and practice, provides negotiation thought leadership, and mobilizes capacity for highler levels of negotiation competence and excellence.

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Want to solve Baltimore's problems? Include residents in decision-making. They're savvy negotiators. | GUEST COMMENTARY
A commentary in the Baltimore Sun written by colleague Sarah Federman on how traditionally marginalized people sometimes know more about negotiation than "the experts."

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The Best of Bad Options for Recovering the Hostages
From long-time Mideast negotiator, Dennis Ross, thoughts about how it might be possible to negotiate the release of the hostages.

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I Might Have Once Favored a Cease-Fire With Hamas, but Not Now
From longtime peace negotiator, Dennis Ross, a description of what he sees as the most promising path toward a better future for both Israelis and Palestinians.

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Inside the Secret Negotiations to Free Evan Gershkovich
The report on the complex negotiations surrounding the recent prisoner exchange (and disturbing news about how authoritarian regimes are profiting from a hostage-taking strategy).

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An unlikely team of U.S. negotiators wrestled Israel and Hamas to a ceasefire