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The System of International Negotiations as a Means of Managing Interdependence (1988)
Pages 57-59

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... This interaction reflects such crucial processes as the growing interdependence of nations and of disputable issues among them, the increasing impotence of traditional ways of resolving conflicts (such as military) , and the increasing need to recognize negotiation as the only possible institutionalized and codified way of resolving international disputes.
From page 58...
... First, the emerging system of international negotiations tends to reflect both in its structure and in its essence the existing system of conflicts and disputes. Hence, it has become more universal, incorporating formal negotiations and consultations, and the informal talks and meetings of government officials, experts, public figures, and other persons engaged in exchanging views and ideas about ways of resolving problems.
From page 59...
... Recognizing that there is a system of negotiations puts into proper perspective the approach to resolving the complex disputes and conflicts of an interdependent world. Looking a bit farther, one can see that the only way to- put the principle.of.negotiations as a means of management into practice is to.institutionalize this system further in the form of international agencies, regimes, standing committees, and regular meetings which can turn the age-old practice of negotiation into a standard, universal tool for managing international relations - .


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