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Obama warns Iran on nuclear impasse
Nov 20th, 2009 - ChicagoTribune
Showing impatience with Iran, President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. and other nations are discussing possible new penalties against Tehran for resisting international attempts to halt its contested nuclear program.
Iran pushes aside U.N. nuke deal
Nov 19th, 2009 - MiamiHerald
Iran brushes aside U.N. nuclear-swap deal TEHRAN -- Iran's foreign minister on Wednesday said his country would not export its enriched uranium for further processing, brushing aside the latest U.N...
Iran FM rejects UN deal for exporting uranium, suggesting exchange inside country instead
Nov 18th, 2009 - WashingtonExaminer
TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran's foreign minister has ruled out sending enriched uranium out of the country, rejecting the U.N.'s plan to resolve the crisis. The U.N. offered...
Impasse Over, Lebanon Forms Cabinet
Nov 9th, 2009 - New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — More than five months after holding parliamentary elections, Lebanon formed a new cabinet on Monday. The agreement ended a long period of gridlock...
Democracy Kirkuk-style: solving Iraq's thorniest electoral impasse
Nov 9th, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
For the first time in postwar Iraq, a national consensus has been reached on one of the country's thorniest sectarian problems ? Kirkuk. The oil-rich and culturally contested...

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An encounter between a white boy and an African girl in a night train. They look at each other: he wants to, but doesn't dare. She lets him, but stays elusive. When the train stops at the next station, he has to show his colors ...
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US troops fight Afghan impasse - 19 Feb 09
A top US commander has warned US troops face a "resilient" Taliban "aided" by al-Qaeda, as the US plans to deploy 17000 more soldiers to Afghanistan. US General David McKiernan says concerted efforts, both military and civilian, are urgently needed to overcome Taliban fighters ...
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Riz Khan - Afghanistan's political impasse - 20 Oct 09- Pt 1
Two months after Afghanistan's disputed elections, Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, has to face a runoff vote against Abdullah Abdullah. Beyond the election results, the main issues remain: How to fix Afghanistan? How to have ...
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Riz Khan - Afghanistan's political impasse - 20 Oct 09- Pt 2
Two months after Afghanistan's disputed elections, Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, has to face a runoff vote against Abdullah Abdullah. Beyond the election results, the main issues remain: How to fix Afghanistan? How to have ...

Impasse from WikiPedia:

A bargaining impasse occurs when the two sides negotiating an agreement are unable to reach an agreement and become deadlocked. An Impasse is almost invariably mutually harmful, either as a result of direct action which may be taken such as a strike in employment negotiation or sanctions/military action in international relations, or simply due to the resulting delay in negotiating a mutually beneficial agreement.

Some theorists contend that impasses are used by negotiating parties in situations of imperfect information as a method of signalling to the other side the seriousness of their position. Impasse provides a credible signal that a party’s position is genuine and not merely an ambit claim.

Impasse may also arise if parties suffer from self-serving bias. Most disputes arise in situations where facts are able to be interpreted in multiple ways, and if parties interpret the facts to their own benefit they may be unable to accept the opposing party’s claim as reasonable. They may believe the other side is either bluffing or acting unfairly and deserve to be "punished".