Navigating the Ukraine-Russia Conflict: Insights and Strategies.

The United States needs to prepare carefully for peace talks in Ukraine, as neither side has a realistic expectation of military victory or unconditional surrender. Ending a war occurs in three phases: prior preparations, pre-negotiations, and the negotiations themselves. Each phase of peacemaking involves choices, and decisions lead to forks in the road, which open some possibilities and close off others. The safest and fairest way to settle territorial disputes is to ask the people of the region what they want.