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Interview by Anderson Cooper

CNN, Mar. 16, 2003

During the buildup to the Iraq war, Anderson Cooper talks with William Ury about alternatives to driving Saddam Hussein out by force.

Interview by Gwen Ifill

The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Oct. 15, 1999

 "I think what's going to happen is again there is going to be a lose/lose outcome here, where it's an eye for an eye and we all go blind." A discussion of Russia's 1999 decision to bomb Chechnya.

Interview by Carol Iovanna

Fox News, Sep. 26, 1999

 It takes two sides to fight, but a third to stop. A discussion of the book, "Getting to Peace," which was also published under the title, "The Third Side."

Notable Archives

Interview in The Times, June 21, 2009

England and Scotland 'must learn to talk'

 Interview in The Scotsman, June 01, 2009

Negotiation Guru Brings Some Fresh Ideas to the Table

Interview in Time, March 30, 2009

As Layoffs Mount, Severance Packages More Negotiable

 

Interview in Trends (French), February 29, 2009

C'est d'ailleurs la première raison évoquée par William Ury, inventeur du Positive No et auteur de nombreux ouvrages sur la question, lorsqu'il parle de l'obligation d'apprendre à dire NON pour fuir le piège de dire OUI par facilité.

 

Interview in Mercado (Spanish), February 16, 2009

William Ury es el más famoso experto mundial en negociación, un campo donde se juegan desde el éxito empresario hasta la paz mundial. Éste es el contenido de la conversación que tuvo con MERCADO cuando visitó Buenos Aires

US urged to build ties with Muslims The National-Abu Dhabi, September 26, 2008

The United States must completely rethink its approach to the Muslim world, abandon its aggressive military posture in favour of more diplomacy and deal with countries that it considers enemies, according to a bipartisan group of American leaders that issued a report this week.

Learn 'The Power of a Positive No' The Today Show, March 5, 2008

"The secret to saying no without destroying relationships lies in the art of the "Positive No," a proven technique that anyone can learn. William Ury explains how in "The Power of a Positive No." Link to an excerpt from the book and a clip of The Today Show's interview with several negotiation experts including Dr. Ury.

Tim Harford's top 10 undercover economics books
The Guardian, February, 2008

The author of The Undercover Economist, Harford is fond of unearthing economics in unexpected places, and here he roots it out in 10 unexpected books, including "Getting to Yes".

Why Is It Hard for Adults to Say No?
By Laura Sessions Stepp
The Washington Post, December 11, 2007

"Consider what can happen when people don't say no," writes Laura Sessions Stepp in this review of "The Power of a Positive No." "...A working mother of three volunteers to chair the PTA board and wonders why she barks all the time at her husband. A financial officer agrees to shift company money illegally, against his better judgment, and ends up in prison."