“In conflicts where one of the parties involved holds sacred values, standard approaches to negotiations are highly likely to backfire. Material offers and other incentives will be interpreted as morally taboo and insulting.” – Nicholas Taylor, a senior principal analyst at the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, considers if a better understanding of groups’ sacred or non-negotiable values can help those in Defence avoid inadvertent escalation.

 
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