Negotiations and Conflict Management

Negotiations and Conflict Management

Answer 1

Multiple important people have been mentioned throughout the documentary video. However, in the documentary of BBC (2012) there has been particular emphasis on the following individuals:

Barack Obama, President of the United States

He is one of the key characters throughout the video. His main focus was towards creating peaceful agreements with the Russians. However, he planned to do so by safeguarding the United States borders through missile defenses at the same time.

Dmitry Medvedev, Former President of the Russian Federation

Countering the President of the United States of America, Medvedev played the lead role from the Russian side of affairs. His main focus was towards expanding Russian resources while ensuring support from the United States of America.

Hilary Clinton, Secretary of State

As the Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton was the one who proposed a friendly hand towards the Russians in the first place. Moreover, she also proposed a reset to the preceding quarrels between the two nations.

Vladimir Putin, Former Prime Minister and Current President

Putin was completely in the favor of the Russians. He did not support the ties with the United States of America. Moreover, he also used his personal connections to cause corruption and become the President of Russia.

Michael McFaul, Obama's Russia Advisor

McFaul played the role of an advisor to the United States President in Russia. Moreover, when the photos of Iran Nuclear Programs were presented to Russia by United States, McFaul highlighted to the US President that the Russian thought of Iran's Nuclear Power as being very bad.

General James Jones, National Security Advisor

General Jones's role was highlighted twice in the documentary. One time when the delegation successfully communicated Russian Agreement to the US President from Moscow; and secondly when the two Presidents were discussing the Chicken Deals.

Bill Burns, Under Secretary of State

Bill Burns was one of the two high ranked officials sent by the Obama Presidency to personally deliver the Presidential Letter to the Russian Government.

Sergei Prikhodko, National Security Advisor

Prikhodko was the National Security Advisor of Russia who was called hwne his undercover agents were arrested by the US FBI.

Sergei Lavrov, Foreign Minister

Lavrov also played an important role in the documentary. He was the Minister to whom the probable devastations of Iran Nuclear Power were communicated.

Arkady Dvorkovich, Medvedev Advisor

Being the advisor to the Russian President, Dvorkovich was the person who was asked by BBC about who had the greatest chance of being the next Russian President.

Anatoly Antnov, Chief Nuclear Negotiator

Anatoly was the one who communicated about changes in the meeting places and times. Moreover, he also got angry during the meeting and put a deadlock on the negotiations.

Rose Gottemoeler, Chief US Negotiator

Rose represented the United States and made negotiations regarding START. She also communicated about the Russians planning for meeting in Geneva.

Dmitry Murativ, Editor, Novaya Gazeta

Dmitry was a human rights lawyer and a young editor who was killed by nationalist skinheads.

Sergei Ryabkov, Deputy Minister of Finance

Ryabkov is the person to whom Hilary Clinton proposed a national relational reset.

Dr. Condoleeza Rice, Former Secretary of State

Rice is represented ...