Each episode, hosted by Rabih El-Haddad, the Director of the Division for Multilateral Diplomacy, will bring you into the negotiation arena, the stage where world-famous experts virtually gather to share ideas and to provide listeners with their unique experiences and exceptional insights. The whole series unravels negotiations through fundamental theories and practices, delivering tangible skills needed to successfully conduct negotiations as they unfold.  

Every podcast will focus on stimulating aspects of negotiations through the lens of acclaimed international negotiators, featuring anecdotes, stories, as well as unconventional scenarios from the world of negotiation. 

Episode 1 – The Complex Negotiation 

In the first episode, professional French negotiator Marwan Mery, shares his experiences in crisis negotiation; from his own involvement as a hostage in a five-hour standoff in an illegal casino in the suburbs of Oxford in England to how to deal with complex negotiations involving ethics. He unpacks the psychology behind negotiations, the skills useful to manage stress, the role of emotions and ethics, how to communicate effectively, how to acquire self-control, and how to reach high degrees of resilience.