Awards

• Winner of Best Book from a Non-Tenured Faculty Member Award 2020 (United States)
• Winner of Best International Security Book by a Non-tenured Faculty Member 2020 (United States)
• Winner of Robert Jervis Best International Security Book by a Non-tenured Faculty Member 2020 (United States)

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Oriana Skylar Mastro's The Costs of Conversation is an important new contribution towards our understanding of wartime diplomacy and war termination. The book is one of the first attempts to unpack the strategic dimensions of a belligerent's decision whether or not to engage in wartime diplomatic talks. An important read for students, scholars, and policy-makers. -- Dan Reiter, Emory University, author of <I>How Wars End</I> Oriana Skylar Mastro forwards a new theory of when states agree to negotiate peace. She demonstrates the power of that theory through painstaking research on several conflicts in Asia. This impressive book thereby makes contributions to international relations theory, Asian studies, and diplomatic history. -- Thomas J. Christensen, Columbia University

The Costs of Converstions is a major contribution to the vibrant debate about the usefulness of bargaining theories of war and the practice of coercive diplomacy. -- Avery Goldstein, David M. Knott Professor of Global Politics and International Relations and Director of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China, University of Pennsylvania

The Costs of Converstions is a major contribution to the vibrant debate about the usefulness of bargaining theories of war and the practice of coercive diplomacy. -- Avery Goldstein, University of Pennsylvania

Mastro's suggestions are quite provocative. But they also reflect a great deal of expertise and thought, and one hopes they will be taken seriously. * The China Quarterly * In this welcome contribution to the study of wartime diplomacy, Mastro shows why it can be so hard for belligerents to find a diplomatic route out of conflict. * Foreign Affairs * Brilliant in its methodological approach and replete with inspirational analysis, The Costs of Conversation deserves praise for its extensive research using both primary and secondary sources. Mastro's book contains detailed overviews of the general historical and political context, and her analytical framework and conclusions, which are argued succinctly and persuasively throughout, should be taken seriously by both scholars working in the field and by leaders. * PACIFIC AFFAIRS *

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Oriana Skylar Mastro is Assistant Professor of Security Studies at Georgetown University and an officer in the US Air Force Reserve. You can follow her on X @osmastro or on her website at orianaskylarmastro.com.

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