John Kerry’s “chicken” game
A year ago, John Kerry was sworn in as U.S. Secretary of State. Kerry decided to focus much of his efforts on reviving the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, which were in a stalemate at the time. Kerry set a goal to reach an “agreed framework” by mid-2014, setting a path to enter the final and more difficult phase of achieving a final comprehensive peace plan. He had to think and be creative: How could he succeed where many others have failed?