Bruce Allyn is a leading expert in negotiation, mediation and strategies for nonviolent action. He has for three decades served as a mediator and strategic advisor in global hotspots in the former Soviet Union, Middle East and Africa. He has worked as a negotiation trainer to national and state governments and Fortune 500 companies.He is currently a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Negotiation Project at Harvard Law School. Allyn has previously held positions as Director, Harvard-Soviet Joint Study, Associate Director, Harvard Strengthening Democratic Institutions Project, Consultant to NBC and ABC News and Officer of Harvard University. Allyn received his PhD. in Political Economy from Harvard University, an M.A. in Soviet Studies from Harvard and an M.A. in Politics and Philosophy from Oxford University.See his website: www.bruceallyn.com.