The Peru - Ecuador Conflict: The Untold Story

This book analyzes the definitive resolution of the prolonged territorial conflict between Peru and Ecuador in 1998. Through an unprecedented perspective, the author combines the methodological tools of the Harvard Negotiation Project, focused on shifting from positions to underlying interests, with game theory models applied to real strategic interactions. The work examines the transition from the Cenepa armed clashes and unofficial discussion spaces to the decisional redesign that made a lasting peace viable

Decision Making Under Uncertainty

Routine decisions that do not involve perceived risk are made without much thought. On the other hand, decisions that involve conflict or may affect our future are weighed against our intuition, which is often mistaken.

If we think that we are guided by our reasoning, as a rule, our knowledge is imperfect, limited, and generally based

Content by Chapters

  • Chapter 1 -> Introduction to decision analysis

  • Chapter 2 -> Elements of a decision

  • Chapter 3 -> Analytica: Concepts and management

  • Chapter 4 -> Binomial, discrete and model distributions

  • Chapter 5 -> Expected value and average

  • Chapter 6 -> Theoretical probality distributions

  • Chapter 7 -> Central limit theorem (CLT)

  • Chapter 8 -> Monte carlo method (Paradoxes)

  • Chapter 9 -> Risk profiles and decisions

  • Chapter 10 -> Projects

  • Chapter 11 -> Regressions

  • Chapter 12 -> About crises

Jorge Muro Arbulu

Specializing in physics, negotiation, and leadership at Harvard.

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