Oriana Skylar Mastro's The Costs of Conversation: Obstacles to Peace Talks in Wartime
After a war breaks out, what factors influence the warring parties’ decisions about whether and when to talk to their enemy? Dan Reiter, Prashanth Parameswaran, Patricia M. Kim, John H. Gill, Carlyle A. Thayer, and Oriana Skylar Mastro discuss Mastro’s theory of why and when warring states become willing to enter peace negotiations and consider the case studies on China, India, and North Vietnam presented in her book The Costs of Conversation: Obstacles to Peace Talks in Wartime.
Why Negotiating Matters
Dan Reiter
The Dynamics of Conflict and Diplomacy in Asia
Prashanth Parameswaran
The Challenges of Getting Adversaries to the Negotiating Table
Patricia M. Kim
Costly Conversations in South Asia: 1962 and Beyond
John H. Gill
North Vietnamese Diplomatic Posture during the Vietnam War
Carlyle A. Thayer
Author’s Response: The Theoretical and Practical Importance of Understanding Wartime Diplomacy
Oriana Skylar Mastro
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