This paper investigates the functions of multilateral negotiations contributing to the resolution of ecological conflicts. The case study is global climate change. A conflict resolution systems framework organises the political preferences of a high power country and a low power regional alliance in United Nations UN environment and development negotiations....
Conflicts at the office, whether they're interpersonal or purely business, are an unavoidable fact of work life. But a disagreement doesn't have to end with two peeved people. According to Sinaia Nathanson, Ph.D., a senior lecturer at Tufts University, employing smart psychology can help you handle conflict wisely and...
Adaptive management planning projects use multiparty, multidisciplinary workshops and simulation modeling to facilitate dialogue, negotiation, and planning. However, they have been criticized as a poor medium for conflict resolution. Alternative processes from the conflict resolution tradition, e.g., principled negotiation and sequenced negotiation, address uncertainty and biophysical constraints much less skillfully...
Negotiation is the process through which two or more parties arrive at mutually acceptable terms and conditions of exchange for items they own or control. Conflict arises between two parties when there is a deadlock between them over the aforesaid terms and conditions. Negotiation acts as an effective tool towards...
Parties loyal to President Alvaro Uribe secured a majority of seats in Congress in the 12 March legislative elections. This increases the likelihood that the next government (with Uribe expected to be re-elected in May) will be able push through key bills dealing with free trade and the reform of...
Hide and Seek: Taking Account of Small Arms in Southern Africa, Ed. Chandre Gould and Guy Lamb, publ. Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria, South Africa, 2004, ISBN 1-919913-68-8, 334 pp., paperback. To order, contact ISS at www.iss.org.za. The contents are available online at http://www.iss.co.za/pubs/Books/Hide+Seek/Contents.htm. ...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c10137) has announced the addition of Practical Guide to the Democratic Republic of Congo to their offering The Transitional National Government in Kinshasa offers the first real opportunity to the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC to break with its disastrous recent past...
SEOUL, Aug 23 Asia Pulse - South Korea and Japan Monday opened a fifth round of talks on the establishment of a bilateral free trade agreement FTA in the southeastern city of Gyeongju, the Foreign Ministry said. During the three-day meeting, the two sides are scheduled to...
MEXICO CITY, May 12, 2003 (El Economista/Corporate Mexico by Internet Securities, Inc. via COMTEX) -- The National Chamber of Freight Transportation Canacar said it would analyze a proposal by the United States to facilitate freight transport between that country and Mexico. Canacar referred to the U.S....
MEXICO CITY, Mar 13, 2003 (Cronica/Corporate Mexico by Internet Securities, Inc. via COMTEX) -- In light of the refusal from Washington to resolve the truck transport conflict between the two nations, a Mexican envoy told the U.S. government that Mexico would prohibit U.S. truckers from driving...
MEXICO CITY, Dec 11, 2002 (El Economista/Corporate Mexico by Internet Securities, Inc. via COMTEX) -- While the North American Free Trade Agreement Nafta must expand, Mexico needs to resolve its pending issues to fortify the domestic economy in the short term, agreed specialists from CEESP, ANIERM...
MEXICO CITY, Jan 9, 2002 Soft drink bottlers Arca (BMV:ARCA) and Coca-Cola Femsa (BMV:KOF, NYSE:KOF) will be the companies most impacted by Congress' new tax on soft drinks made with sweeteners other than sugar, said Grupo Financiero Banamex Accival. Still, the effect won't...
MEXICO CITY, Dec 7, 2001 The Mexican government next week will demand of the White House the installation of a dispute resolution panel within three months, in order to allow Mexico to export surplus sugar to the United States, said Economy Minister Luis...
MEXICO CITY, Aug 23, 2001 Mexico's Economy ministry will present a new argument where it will try to demonstrate that fructose imports from the United States harm national producers, said National Chamber of the Sugar and Alcohol Industries Chairman Carlos Seoane. As a...
Visiting Tbilisi on 31 May, Yurii Yarov met with Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze to discuss preparations for the 21 June CIS summit, in particular the planned CIS free trade zone, which the Georgian parliament has not yet endorsed, Caucasus Press reported. Yarov also discussed with both...
WHEN PETER Mandelson returns to his desk in Victoria Street this week, he will find an issue needing urgent resolution. This is the small matter of the future of Britain's power industry and the fate of Britain's 15,000 coal miners. The Secretary of State for Trade and...
