Jervis, Robert. "Principled Negotiation and Mediation in the International Arena: Talking with Evil by Paul J.Zwier. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2013. 472 pp. $120.00." Political Science Quarterly 129.1 (2014): 141-42. Web. 10 Mar. 2017.

The topic of how states should and do deal with actors like terrorists, murderous dictators, and leaders of lawless guerrilla movements who are usually considered beyond the pale is important for both scholars and policymakers. The same is true for the role of mediators in a range of conflicts.

Fowler, Michael. "The Relevance of Principled Negotiation to Hostage Crises." The Relevance of Principled Negotiation to Hostage Crises. 12 (2007): 251-318. Web. 10 Mar. 2017.

The article analyzes past negotiations to distill lessons for those confronted with the challenge of trying to find mutually tolerable settlements to work out hostage situations. A hostage situation is an example of a case in which policy makers face a series of unattractive policy options. Given the limitations of the abilities of hostage-rescue units, the use of force and violence may often be judged inadvisable and sometimes impossible to institute successfully

Wheeler, Michael, and Nancy J. Waters. "The Origins of a Classic: Getting to Yes Turns Twenty-Five." Negotiation Journal 22.4 (2006): 475-81. Web.

The article discusses various reports published within the book and what impact it had in theory, practice and the teaching of negotiation.

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