Every international negotiation bears a risk of collapse, as even among like-minded countries, different players often have different priorities and interests.

Every international negotiation bears a risk of collapse, as even among like-minded countries, different players often have different priorities and interests.

An unacknowledged key feature of East Asian FTA diplomacy is the region's active cross-regional preferential trading relations. In sharp contrast to the America

Also, possessing knowledge about other actors' preferences or about issues being discussed (expertise) enhanced states' relative bargaining leverage. Countries