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>On the other trying to get the upper hand in a trade treaty is not so great What's wrong with that? Trying to get the best deal for your side is the entire po
by caskance 11y ago
>On the other trying to get the upper hand in a trade treaty is not so great
What's wrong with that? Trying to get the best deal for your side is the entire point of a negotiation.
- seren 11y agoYou have to take into account, that a trade deal is something your enter voluntarily between partners/allies in the hope it will be a win-win for both sides. If there is an information asymmetry, you don't negotiate as equal, but rather as dupe and knave. Would you sit at a poker table if you knew the cards where marked ? In regards of the revelation, even if there are a few years old, at the time of tense TIPP negotiation, it makes a bad impression.
- caskance 11y agoIf I knew the cards were marked and how And I knew exactly how much or how little each of the other players knew about - the marking system - and the other players' knowledge of it And I knew that I was the only one at the table with the power to punish any bad actors And I knew that my family needed money I didn't have Why on earth would I stay away?