"Negotiating a Complex World is more than merely an introduction to international negotiation. Starkey, Boyer, and Wilkenfeld have presented a sophisticated framework for understanding international negotiation that will be a valuable tool for students, scholars and policy makers alike. The authors' Afterword on virtual diplomacy is a timely addition that should be required reading for students and practitioners of the art of diplomacy in the 21st century."

---Linda Brady, The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology

"Despite the importance of international negotiation there are remarkably few texts that can unconditionally be recommended for international relations courses. Professors Starkey, Boyer, and Wilkenfeld are to be congratulated for producing an authoritative introduction to international negotiation that is at once clear, interesting innovative, and enjoyable. The authors have produced an excellent, user-friendly text for students that brilliantly succeeds in getting across key features of the negotiating process. They cover the major concepts, approaches, and theories in the field in a concise and highly readable way. Their synthesis of case study and theoretical analysis is just what is called for. What particularly impressed me was the ability of the authors to explain the context and mechanics of international negotiation while at the same time placing negotiation exactly where it should be--at the heart of international relations. As well as enthusiastically endorsing the adoption of this fine study as an introduction to international negotiation, I would also wish to recommend it most highly as an essential component of general courses on diplomacy and foreign policy."

---Raymond Cohen, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, author of Negotiating Across Cultures

"This engaging book moves us to a new era of international relations characterized by global diplomacy, nonstate actors, and complex, inter-linked issues. Using interesting case examples, the authors bring concepts to life for the practitioner, scholar, and general reader alike. Capturing key ideas in the contemporary literature on negotiation, they show how the changing international context interacts with specific negotiating situations in shaping processes and producing outcomes. The authors' use of a board game metaphor for negotiating processes and strategies enables the reader to appreciate the complexity and uncertainty of negotiation without being mired in technical details. Useful chapter summaries, glossaries, web sites and references further enhance the book's value."

---Daniel Druckman, George Mason University

"This is a brilliant, highly readable book for newcomers to the sophisticated art of international diplomacy. It will stimulate and excite those who want to move forward into the real world of negotiations, at the international level."

---Ambassador John W. McDonald, Chairman and CEO of the Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy