Giandomenico Picco

Giandomenico Picco is a former assistant secretary-general of the United Nations for political affairs and veteran negotiator with Iran who helped free 11 Western hostages in Lebanon. He is the author of Man Without a Gun: One Diplomat's Secret Struggle to Free the Hostages, Fight Terrorism, and End a War and of the upcoming The Fog of Peace.

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Going Small: The Case For ‘Minilateralism’ on Iran

Picco, the veteran UN negotiator who helped free 11 Western hostages in Lebanon, argues for a direct US channel with Iran. He writes that the trend in successful conflict resolution is minilateralism, not multilateralism, and understanding the narrative of who you are dealing with.

Giandomenico Picco

Rouhani Should Recast Relations in the Levant

Going Small: The Case For ‘Minilateralism’ on Iran

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