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ASYMMETRIC NEGOTIATIONS HAVE BEEN FOUND, WHERE THERE IS A POWER IMBALANCE AMONG THE ACTORS, TO YIELD MORE SATIFYING AND EFFICIENT OUTCOMES THAN NEGOTIATIONS AMONG ACTORS OF EVEN POWER. IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT INTEREST IN THE FOREIGN POLICY BEHAVIOR OF DEMOCRATIC STATES, THE ANALYSIS IS EXTENDED TO DYADS CONTAINING DEMOCRACIES VERSUS DYADS WITHOUT DEMOCRACIES. GENERALLY, WEAK AND INCONCLUSIVE RESULTS LEND SUPPORT TO THE STRUCTURALIST DILEMMA. MORE SATISFYING OUTCOMES OCCUR WHEN DEMOCRACIES ARE PRESENT IN CONFLICT NEGOTIATIONS.