The negotiations have continued without resolution, extending the initial twenty-one hours of talks that produced no agreement. That, in itself, is not unusual. What is unusual is the growing sense that the negotiations have been structured less as a process of discovery than as a ceremony of affirmation. It comes as no surprise that, after many hours of talks, there is no agreement. That, by itself, is not especially unusual. Early rounds of diplomatic negotiation often end without resolutio...