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Want to End the Ukraine Conflict? Look at Finland's ‘Winter War’
History has a sad lesson for Kyiv: It's usually sensible for a weaker combatant to give up a lot just to stay alive
Which one is really the world’s greatest negotiator?
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In any negotiation over ending a war, history can be a powerful tool to create a path to peace.
I learned this lesson many times, particularly when I was the dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. My students and I analyzed the conclusions of dozens of seemingly intractable conflicts and diplomatic negotiations — from relatively small wars like the Falklands conflict between Britain and Argentina in the 1980s, to the massive global world wars of the 20th century.