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Roger Fisher: Anecdote of Presidential Negotiating – Video

Roger Fisher recounts how a former student who became the president of Ecuador asked Fisher for advice on how to relate with the Peruvian president, as the two countries have a history of warfare. Fisher said to his former student to ask the Peruvian president for advice on how he thinks they could solve their problems together.

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Roger Fisher

Roger Fisher was the Samuel Williston Professor of Law, Emeritus, Harvard Law School and founder of the Harvard Negotiation Project.  A pioneer in the field of international law and negotiation, and the co-founder of the Harvard Negotiation Project, Fisher died on August 25, 2012.  Fisher helped to establish negotiation and conflict resolution… MORE >

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