1/ This article describes absolutely industry-standard negotiation tactics with the existential horror of an inner city hipster, who thought beef comes from cows who pass peacefully in their sleep, visiting a slaughterhouse for the first time.
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2/ "They copy paste their last FTA"
Yes.
All negotiators try to.
It's much easier for everyone in your country if you don't sign it up to 19 different binding treaties on the same thing (say, animal health regulation) that look radically different.
Yes.
All negotiators try to.
It's much easier for everyone in your country if you don't sign it up to 19 different binding treaties on the same thing (say, animal health regulation) that look radically different.
3/ "They open by asking for full market access but reserve some of their own sensitivities."
Starting a negotiation by asking for more than you're willing to accept and offering less than you're willing to give?
Oh my stars! I'm swooning, ya'll. Bring the smelling salts!
Starting a negotiation by asking for more than you're willing to accept and offering less than you're willing to give?
Oh my stars! I'm swooning, ya'll. Bring the smelling salts!
4/ "They pass themselves off as nice but skin you alive."
It's almost like what the EU will and won't give you is determined by its broader system, and not by the personal friendliness of the negotiating team.
You know, like every other country on earth.
It's almost like what the EU will and won't give you is determined by its broader system, and not by the personal friendliness of the negotiating team.
You know, like every other country on earth.
5/ "They present you with things and say take it or leave it."
Yeah, except obviously they don't because their negotiations don't either finish or fail in a single afternoon.
The negotiating teams spend months doing something, and it's not just taking it or leaving it.
Yeah, except obviously they don't because their negotiations don't either finish or fail in a single afternoon.
The negotiating teams spend months doing something, and it's not just taking it or leaving it.
6/ I've negotiated with the EU.
They are tough and they do leverage the blocs market power, but this article could be written about any negotiating team anywhere in the world that's operating from a position of strength. 🤷♂️
They are tough and they do leverage the blocs market power, but this article could be written about any negotiating team anywhere in the world that's operating from a position of strength. 🤷♂️
