FATC Advanced Program
Negotiating With AI
Advanced Course on AI Integration
in Complex Negotiation
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Next dates: 27 - 29 May 2026
Leading High-Stakes Negotiations in the Age of AI
This advanced program prepares experienced diplomats and negotiation professionals to lead complex, high-stakes negotiations by integrating AI capabilities in a effective and adequate manner.
Participants learn to design AI-supported workflows, challenge and interpret AI outputs, and apply probabilistic reasoning to navigate uncertainty and adversarial dynamics. Through simulations, they use AI to clarify complex environments, uncover underlying interests, and stress-test strategies—while maintaining human judgment and leadership.
The course equips leaders to manage the systemic implications of AI in negotiation, including power asymmetries, data integrity, and ethical risk. Participants leave ready to use AI as a strategic advantage while retaining control over its role in diplomacy and governance.
Leading High-Stakes Negotiations in the Age of AI
This advanced program prepares experienced diplomats and negotiation professionals to lead complex, high-stakes negotiations by integrating AI capabilities in a effective and adequate manner.
Participants learn to design AI-supported workflows, challenge and interpret AI outputs, and apply probabilistic reasoning to navigate uncertainty and adversarial dynamics. Through simulations, they use AI to clarify complex environments, uncover underlying interests, and stress-test strategies—while maintaining human judgment and leadership.
The course equips leaders to manage the systemic implications of AI in negotiation, including power asymmetries, data integrity, and ethical risk. Participants leave ready to use AI as a strategic advantage while retaining control over its role in diplomacy and governance.
At a Glance
Learning Modules
Module 1 — Advanced AI Literacy for Negotiators
Module 1 develops advanced AI literacy for negotiators, focusing on understanding, customizing, and critically assessing AI systems in complex negotiation contexts.
Module 2 — Tactical Use of AI in Complex Negotiation
Module 2 focuses on using AI as a practical tool to support analysis, planning, and critical thinking in active negotiation processes through a series of hands-on exercises and simulation.
Module 3 — Strategic Integration of AI in Negotiation
Module 3 examines how AI reshapes negotiation dynamics, institutional decision-making, and power relations in complex environments. It provides guidance in building capacity to integrate AI in negotiation workflow.
Practical Hands-on
Exercises
AI- Enhanced
Tools and Techniques
Building on Harvard's cutting-edge research, this course explores how AI can be of valuable support in negotiation, enhancing strategy, adaptability, and decision-making.
Module 2 — Tactical Use of AI in Complex Negotiation
Module 2 focuses on using AI as a practical tool to support analysis, planning, and critical thinking in active negotiation processes through a series of hands-on exercises and simulation.
Module 3 — Strategic Integration of AI in Negotiation
Module 3 examines how AI reshapes negotiation dynamics, institutional decision-making, and power relations in complex environments. It provides guidance in building capacity to integrate AI in negotiation workflow.
Live Immersive
Sessions
Essential for learning frontline negotiation providing real-time interaction and immediate feedback, with negotiation experts, simulating high-pressure environments.
Practical Hands-on
Exercises
Real-world scenarios from conflict, climate and migration negotiations, allowing participants to develop and apply skills in authentic, high-stakes processes.
AI- Enhanced
Tools and Techniques
Building on Harvard's cutting-edge research, this course explores how AI can be of valuable support in negotiation, enhancing strategy, adaptability, and decision-making.
Dariha Erketaeva
Negotiation Specialist
Frontline Associates Community
Kirk Kinnell
Founder and Lead Negotiator
Negotiated Resolutions
Mustafa Hatam
Negotiation Specialist
Frontline Associates Community
The course connects participants with a vibrant community of frontline negotiators offering a space to engage, share experiences, and gain practical insights from professionals active in the field.
Engaging With Field Practitioners
The course connects participants with a vibrant community of frontline negotiators offering a space to engage, share experiences, and gain practical insights from professionals active in the field.
Designed for experienced practitioners engaged in complex negotiation and seeking to integrate AI into their professional practice, including:
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Diplomats and negotiation professionals operating in bilateral or multilateral contexts
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Practitioners in humanitarian action, public policy, global health, and international organizations
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Advisors and analysts supporting negotiation, mediation, or strategic decision-making processes
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Professionals with prior exposure to AI tools applied to policy, analysis, or negotiation
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Individuals responsible for planning, analyzing, or supporting high-stakes negotiation processes
Participants who successfully complete the course will receive a Certification of Completion issued by the Frontline Associates Training Center (FATC).
Lead Instructor:
Claude Bruderlein, LL.M., Esq
Claude Bruderlein is a seasoned educator in complex negotiation with over three decades of experience in teaching and research at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard T. Chan School of Public Health,
As a co-founder of Frontline Associates, he brings extensive expertise from his work in high-stakes negotiation environments from Afghanistan to the Middle East and West Afrca.
Claude has founded and led groundbreaking initiatives such as the Harvard Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research (HPCR), the Centre of Competence on Humanitarian Negotiation (CCHN). He authored the first Manual on Frontline Humanitarian Negotiation and served as Strategic Advisor to the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Lately, he launched the AI Negotiation Challenge and specialises in the design of AI models to support frontline negotiators. His career spans operational roles with the ICRC and advisory positions at the United Nations, making him uniquely equipped to guide participants through the challenges of frontline negotiation.
Introductory Video
with Claude Bruderlein
Course Audience:
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Humanitarian Professionals
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Community leaders
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Climate negotiators
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Migration lawyers and activists
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Global health professionals
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Graduate students in diplomacy, health or public policy.
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Other domains and people working on the frontline of social issues.
Claude Bruderlein is a seasoned educator in complex negotiation with over three decades of experience in teaching and research at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard T. Chan School of Public Health,
As a co-founder of Frontline Associates, he brings extensive expertise from his work in high-stakes negotiation environments from Afghanistan to the Middle East and West Afrca.
Claude has founded and led initiatives such as the Centre of Competence on Humanitarian Negotiation (CCHN) and served as Strategic Advisor to the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross. His career spans operational roles with the ICRC and advisory positions at the United Nations, making him uniquely equipped to guide participants through the challenges of frontline negotiation.
Lead Instructor:
Claude Bruderlein, LL.M., Esq
Faculty Instructor, HSPH, HKS,
Senior Researcher, HHI
Course Details
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Dates: May 27 - 29, 2026
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Format: Three live, online sessions via Zoom (3 hours each), with interactive exercises supported by Miro.
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Course Structure: The program is organized into three progressive modules—technical, tactical, and strategic—combining applied exercises, simulations, and expert-led sessions.
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Certification: Participants who successfully complete the course will receive a certificate issued by the Frontline Associates Training Center (FATC).
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Fee: USD 240 for the full 9-hour course.
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Discounts: A 20% discount is available for participants from developing countries and for graduate students (see application form for details).
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Delivery Mode: Sessions are delivered live only, reflecting the interactive and practice-based nature of the course.