1. Strategic Moves contain 2 elements: planned course of action, the science (the “what”) & the art (the “how”). 2. A commitment is an unconditional strategic move. 3. Threats and promises are more complex conditional moves; they require you to fix in advance a response rule. A threat is a response rule that punishes others who fail to act as you would like them to. A promise is an offer to reward other players who act as you would like them to. 4. Brinkmanship: The deliberate creation of risk. Taking your opponent to the brink of disaster, and compelling him to pull back. Deliberately creating and manipulating the risk of a mutually bad outcome in order to induce the other party to compromise. The key to understanding brinkmanship is to realize that the brink is not a sharp precipice, but a slippery slope, getting gradually steeper. This makes brinkmanship a strategic move, a special kind of threat. 5. 8 Steps to Credibility: Contracts, Reputation, Cutting Off Communication, Burning Bridges Behind You, Leaving the Outcome Beyond Your Control or to Chance, Moving in Steps, Teamwork, Mandated Negotiating Agents.