Introduction The ability to solve a disagreement between two people depends on the level of negotiation in terms of communication and the relationship between the two parties. When there is poor communication and bitter relationship between the parties, the possibility of failure in negation failing is high. The negotiation between two people cannot be successful without considering the element of power. Negotiation power refers to the capability of the negotiator to challenge the behaviour of another person. The power is needed where there is need of one party to win in a contest. Power acts as a pillar in terms of structure, strategy, and approach to negotiation. The paper evaluates the influence of power in the process of negotiation to make one party win in a contest. Power as a structure and a strategy in negotiation The process of negotiation starts with the dissemination of power among the parties involved. The dissemination of power assists in the resolution in the whole negotiation process. For instance, some of the countries like US, which has more powers than the other countries, dominate in any kind of negotiations (Ḳupferberg & Green, 2005). This shows the level of power that each party possess results in either power symmetry or asymmetry. The most preferred structure of power for international negotiation is asymmetrical structure. However, the experts still debate on the best structure for effective negotiation. Power has become like any other resource in an organization that the parties involved in a disagreement bring before the table of negotiation. Everybody considers its structure as the most powerful. For example, the research has shown that the small states having mediocre organization of power, do not succumb to the other nations that have strong structure of power. For clarity, power can be understood using two concepts namely relational and perception concepts. We can deliberate on the relational concept. In relational concept, if there is one organization powerful more than the other organization to a level of getting the other organization to do something, the other organization would not do the task. For instance, private organizations have fewer assets than the World Bank but World Bank can expedite its legitimate roles by including the private organizations. Equally, it is also necessary to note that power is within the territory of the party possessing it. The party can decide to influence the other person with the less power. For instance, Santos (2012) explains power as the capability of one party to produce an influence on another by the motive of utilizing resources. They expounded that the weaker nations can change the insight of the other stronger nations. Therefore, power is inclusive of static and structural conditions for negotiation. Power as an approach in the negotiation Power as an approach in the negotiation involves the competitive technique of negotiating with the hope of winning in the contest. Some of the techniques that a party may use as an approach to win in the contest include intimidation, sanctions, and taking the advantage of resources to outsmart the other opponent. For example, during Cold War, Khurshchev used a power-based approach to defeat Kennedy because he ha