Speaking as an engineer, that's what's wrong with diplomacy and politics! EDIT: I define "reneging on the deal" as "acting as if the deal never happened". The

Speaking as an engineer, that's what's wrong with diplomacy and politics! EDIT: I define "reneging on the deal" as "acting as if the deal never happened". The more governance decisions are recorded on the public record, the less opportunities there would be for parties to say "the other guy started it". Also the deal could be set up to hurt both parties if they violate a predetermined condition. Maybe burn 5% of each party's GDP. Then they would be actually incentivized to collaborate.