Talking to Terrorists: How to End Armed Conflicts
Jonathan Powell
Across the world governments proclaim that they will never ‘negotiate with evil’.
And yet they always have and always will.
From jungle clearings to stately homes and anonymous airport hotels, Talking to Terrorists puts us in the room with the terrorists, secret agents and go-betweens who seek to change the course of history.
Jonathan Powell has spent nearly two decades mediating between governments and terrorist organisations. Drawing on conflicts from Colombia and Sri Lanka to Palestine and South Africa, this optimistic, wide-ranging, authoritative book is about how and why we should talk to terrorists.
‘Essential reading’ Independent
‘Fascinating’ Sunday Times
Now includes a new Afterword - Talking to ISIL
*Perfect for fans of The Looming Tower*
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Reviews for Talking to Terrorists: How to End Armed Conflicts
Patrick Cockburn
Independent
Fascinating
Michael Ignatieff
Sunday Times
This is an inspiring book. You’ll enter the New Year shaking hands with all.
Kirsty Brimelow
The Times
This is an unusual, indeed a unique, book
Oliver Miles
Guardian
The book is an enthralling case study of the art, in which Powell carefully establishes his argument for why dialogue with terror groups is usually necessary
Anthony Loyd
New Statesman
It is a witty, light-footed, anecdote-rich history of the recent art of talking to terrorists
Justin Webb
The Times
Thoughtful, well-structured, intelligent and well-informed
Conor Gearty
Irish Times
Intelligent and insightful book on conflict resolution
Andrew Lynch
Sunday Business Post