This book is about the peaceful resolution (PR) of territorial and maritime disputes and states'' strategic behavior vis-¿is methods of peaceful resolution: bilateral negotiations, good offices, inquiry, conciliation, mediation, arbitration, and adjudication. The authors argue that the high stakes associated with settlement of territorial and maritime disputes, the diversity of PR methods employed, and unpredictability of outcomes push states to strategize.Strategic considerations undergird states'' choice of the particular PR methods, and states'' behavior during the resolution once a particular method such as adjudication or negotiations, has been initiated. Uncertainty about the outcome drives states to pursue "strategic selection." The process of strategicselection occurs at two interrelated stages: the initial pursuit of a particular method and venue¿choice-of-venue strategic selection, and decision-making once a PR method/venue has been identified¿within-venue strategic selection