The Harvard International Negotiation Initiative (INI) enhances international security and individual well-being through theory-building and education on the emotional and identity-based dimensions of conflict and negotiation.

INI advances the rich tradition of its base institution, the Harvard Negotiation Project, which has produced foundational negotiation texts, advised such leaders as Nelson Mandela and Jimmy Carter, and field-tested ideas in the crucibles of conflict.  

Recognizing the need for new, psychologically sophisticated approaches to contemporary conflict, INI is also affiliated with the psychiatry department at Harvard Medical School/McLean Hospital and works to expand the fields of both psychology and conflict management.

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"Send Me Your Stereotypes"
New Video from Queen Rania

Her Majesty Queen Rania
of Jordan Discusses
Cross-Cultural Understanding

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The Greatest Weapons in Iraq
Op-Ed By Dan Shapiro

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Dan Shapiro is selected a
Young Global Leader 2008 by the
World Economic Forum

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New Executive Education Seminar

with Professor Daniel Shapiro and President Jamil Mahuad of Ecuador:

Dealing with Emotions in Business Negotiations

December 4-5, 2008, Cambridge MA

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Monthly Meeting Summaries

With the sluggish real estate market making home sellers increasingly desperate, the table is set for buyers to negotiate their way to hefty savings. Dan Shapiro offers his advice to consumers. Click here to read the article. Shapiro is also quoted in the article The 7 Biggest Home Price Negotiation Blunders.

Dan Shapiro is featured on Boston's WBZ TV 4 discussing how to negotiate with your child. Watch the video.

Dan Shapiro is interviewed by Gini Nelson for the blog "Engaging Conflicts Today" Click here to read the interview (209 kb PDF).Visit Ms. Nelson's blog.

INI hosted Zamir Akram, Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, who gave a talk titled "Terrorism, Identity, and Moderation: The Struggle for Pakistan's Soul." Click here for more information (200 kb PDF).

INI Director Dan Shapiro appears on Fox-25 News to talk about how to "Fight Right". Watch the interview here.

INI hosted three members of the NYPD Hostage Negotiation Unit at Harvard Law School. High-stakes Negotiation is one of INI's primary interests.

Harvard Law Bulletin focuses on INI researcher Scott Paltrowitz's work with refugees.