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IRLS613 International Negotiation

Week 2 Forum

Public International Law: Negotiating Tools

Answer 1 question only.

1. What are both the advantages and challenges of mediation? Argue 2-3 points on each with support from course readings, citing historical examples when relevant.

2. How has the utility of inquiry evolved from the 19th century and what explains its decline in conflict resolution? Do you see its making a comeback? If so, in what context?

Be sure to provide historical context and contemporary examples, citing your readings as appropriate.

IRLS613 International Negotiation

Week 3 Forum

Conciliation in International Disputes

1. Present a current international dispute in which you think conciliation might be useful. How could principles of conciliation be applied? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this method (comparing it with mediation, for example)?

IRLS613 International Negotiation

Week 5 Forum

International Courts and Legal Regimes

1. Arbitrators possess the power to mandate settlements, but the most successful arbitrators use that power carefully. Discuss the reasons that arbitrators might be wise to avoid over-reliance on power in trying to reach a settlement between two groups. Be sure to provide examples that demonstrate your arguments (current events and from readings).

2. What are the considerations for sovereign states in joining international legal courts and regimes? How does participation in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and regimes such as the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST) benefit states in terms of dispute resolution? Do all states benefit equally? (or, does size matter?)

IRLS613 International Negotiation

Week 7 Forum

Public International Law: Trade Disputes

In your view does the current WTO dispute resolution system equalize “power” among the WTO members? Is there a better way? Please give examples of cases that demonstrate your argument.

IRLS613 International Negotiation

Week 8 Forum

Reflections on International Negotiations in Dispute Resolution

Thinking about your final assignment and the conflict you have chosen to analyze, does the concept of the “third side” seem relevant to the international negotiation process? Why or why not?

IRLS613 International Negotiation

Week 4 Midterm Exam

Question 1 tracks with CO1: In the practice of negotiation, how do you know when a conflict is ripe for intervention?

Question 2 tracks with CO2: What is the function of a conciliation commission and what role(s) does it play in mediating conflict?

IRLS613 International Negotiation

Week 6 Research Paper

This project tracks with course objective five (CO5): Assess the existing theories of causation on the potential for conflict.

Finished product: 8-10 page, double-spaced, 12 point font brief with a one-page executive summary. Your work should be adequately subheaded in bold to give your reader a roadmap.

Early in 2013, Stephen Walt’s blog provided a list of intractable conflicts. As a group he coined them “the ‘too-hard’ box.” Not all of them are intractable in the sense that the parties have engaged in open conflict, but still, they are puzzles when we think about applying international negotiation tactics. Some of them, through the negotiation process, have made considerable headway since 2013. Please choose one of Walt’s ideas and write a background paper on the conflict, what specific international negotiation efforts to solve the conflict that have been made, and future prospects. See [http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/02/26/the_too_hard_box] . Just close the advertising box and read the blog – you don’t need to sign up or register with Foreign Policy. If that does not work for you, here is a list of the conflicts to choose from:

1. Cyprus – the Greece-Turkey territorial division

2. The Arab-Israeli conflict

3. The Korean Peninsula

4. Kashmir

5. UN Security Council Reform

6. The Democratic Republic of the Congo

7. The Cuba Embargo – solved in 2015 but issues remain

8. The European Union

9. Climate Change

10. Former Soviet Fragments – Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nadgorno-Karabakh; Chechnya; breakaway provinces South Osetia and Abkhazia. (What about Ukraine?)

Your final project should be 8-10 pages, double-spaced, not counting a cover page (if you wish – not necessary), the References List, and any appendices.

Please note: You should be using Turabian author/date reference list style. If you are unsure what this means, please review the Turabian Quick Guide, noting the use of “author/date” style. This is not optional in the MA in International Relations and Conflict Resolution degree. If you are under another degree plan that mandates a certain citation style, please let your instructor know.

The background paper should consist of the following subheaded sections:

1. Statement of the problem

2. Issues

3. Complicating factors

4. Possible solutions within the framework of international negotiation methods – Note: If progress has been made, indicate what international negotiation methods were used.

5. Recommended course of action

6. Anticipated Outcomes and analysis

References List

Any appendices

Although these sections may beg for enumerated points, please do not use bullet lists or other short-cuts to academic writing. Write in full sentences, not fragments. Position your arguments as the first sentence of the paragraph for clarity. Follow arguments, ideas, main points, etc. with evidence as support, analysis, and a transition to the next point. In other words, follow a basic IRAC structure for each paragraph – issue, rationale, analysis, conclusion.

About footnotes and endnotes: For everyone in all programs, you may use footnotes or endnotes – but not to hold sources. Footnotes in Turabian author/date style are meant to hold superfluous information – things you’d like your reader to know but they are not critical to your argumentation and support. Sources belong only in the References List and are noted in the text parenthetically as (author date, page).

General Instructions for Assignments and Rubrics

All assignments should be written in Word and uploaded as attachments within the Assignments section of the classroom. Use 12 pt. font and double-space. Be sure to put your name and class information on the document and put your name on the file. Insert page numbers. Assignments will be graded using a rubric appropriate for your class level.

IRLS613 International Negotiation

Week 8 Final Exam

Question 1 tracks with CO3: Considering that no negotiating process can achieve absolute parity, which side of the Northern Ireland Peace Process “gave in” to the demands of the other and with what results? Explain your answer in the context of short- and long-term gains.

Question 2 tracks with CO4: Should the United States ratify the Law of the Sea Convention?

To address the questions, compose an essay of no fewer than 2 and no more than 3 pages per question (double spaced). You should not conduct outside research and should concentrate on using the course readings to display that you’ve completed them and understand their general arguments.