
All Things Negotiation Robert O'brien: An Insider's View on How Trump Actually Negotiates
Former Trump Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs and National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien discusses behind-the-scenes negotiation lessons from hostage cases and major foreign-policy deals.
O’Brien describes his approach as implementing President Trump’s decisions, crediting that alignment for successes including the Abraham Accords.
He gives a candid look at what operations inside the Trump administration looks like. Robert and Stan weigh the merits and perils of Trump's personal negotiating style and the effects it might have on the U.S standing in the world.
00:00 Trump Negotiation Style
00:26 Meet Robert OBrien
01:39 ASAP Rocky Case
03:30 Tough Talk With Sweden
05:27 From Hostages To NSA
07:27 Abraham Accords Breakthrough
10:59 Kushner And Internal Pushback
12:07 West Bank Red Line
14:25 Maximalism And Greenland
17:35 Unpredictability And Kissinger
19:48 Taiwan And China Strategy
21:55 Allies And Burden Sharing
24:38 Soleimani And Syria Deal
27:51 Erdogan And Long Term Ties
31:17 Negotiation Skills And Unity
Host Stan Christensen has spent his career working as a professional negotiator in a variety of arenas. He has also taught a popular course on negotiation at Stanford University for over twenty years.
