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

Analyses and documents the rationale behind the Korea-Singapore Free Trade Agreement and its impact on the economies of Korea and Singapore, underpinning the gr

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