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Conclusion: Six Rules for Getting Ready to
Negotiate with Governments
To get ready to negotiate with any government you need both to
prepare yourself and to prepare the ground. To prepare yourself,
take the following seven steps:
1. Determine your goals and assure your mandate.
2. Organize your negotiating team.
3. Research the other side.
4. Identify your options and estimate the other side’s.
5. Define your interests and speculate on theirs.
6. Identify the issues that are likely to be the subject of discus-
sions.
7. Formulate mutually beneficial options to put on the table
at the appropriate time.
Understanding ...