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Chinese Spy Balloon – ‘Shoot It Down’: Expert Negotiation Lessons

Shoot it down! This was the rallying cry of Republicans all last week after a large balloon identified by US military officials as a Chinese surveillance device was spotted floating over the sky in Montana.

This Chinese spy balloon fiasco was a major story of the past week around the world. Watch this video to see a negotiation expert break down what went right and what went very, very wrong.

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Bob Bordone

Bob Bordone, a Senior Fellow at Harvard Law School and the Founder and former Director of Harvard Law Schools Negotiation Mediation Clinical Program. I'm also the Founder and Principal of the Cambridge Negotiation Institute and have written and taught on negotiation, mediation, and conflict resolution for more than 20 years. MORE

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