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How We Survive (and Thrive) in an Age of Conflict

William Ury • HarperBusiness • 2024
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Give Peace a Chance

by Patricia Sanders

When today’s world is rife with war, political tensions, and ideological polarization, it’s easy to feel discouraged. But for renowned conflict negotiation specialist William Ury, conflict presents opportunities to forge greater understanding and connection. In his engaging guide to making harmony out of discord, Ury offers a framework for negotiations, suggestions to smooth the way, and colorful anecdotes from his storied career as an international adviser and mediator.

For nearly 50 years, William Ury has distinguished himself as an expert international negotiator. He’s served as a negotiation adviser or mediator in conflicts in the Middle East, Venezuela, the Balkans, and Chechnya, among other places, winning several international awards for his work in helping to resolve ethnic conflicts.

In 1981, Ury joined Harvard professor Roger Fisher in co-authoring Getting to Yes, an influential guide for business negotiation that became a classic, selling more than 15 million copies in more than 35 languages. Since then, Ury has penned nine more books on negotiation, dispute resolution, and the prevention of violent conflict and nuclear war.

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