Can manipulation do good? Franco-Lebanese author Marwan Mery makes the case

Looking for a foolproof way to get your child to bed without the usual bedtime drama? Want to secure a raise or a mortgage? According to Lebanese negotiation expert Marwan Mery, the cognitive and pragmatic mechanisms are similar regardless of the stakes, whether it’s the color of a kitchen, the drawing of a border or a ransom demand."This is the first time I’ve written a book for the general public in which I share secrets that have never been published to get inside someone’s head and guide their decisions, behaviors and beliefs," says the author of "The Elegance of Manipulation" (published by Robert Laffont, 2026). A former officer specializing in influence at the Command of Special Operations, Mery is one of the world's leading experts on influence. A crisis negotiator, he consults for the United Nations and...