Negotiations should be preferably conducted honestly, without question. Every negotiator, even the most seasoned in diplomatic battles, must confront his behaviour with his own conscience. Does the end always have to justify the means? Can…
Each negotiation begins with the presentation of the starting positions, outlining the general approach to the issues that will be discussed, highlighting the matters that give cause for concern or anxiety. The way in which…
Negotiations are starting. You sit down at the table. In front of other people. In diplomatic negotiations, the parties are states. On the table, the place is marked with a plate with the name of…
Usually, negotiations begin with negotiations about negotiations. Then, the subject-matter, procedure, rules for conducting negotiations and organizational modalities are agreed upon. This stage of work cannot be underestimated. Mistakes made in the preparatory phase may…
Over the next year, I intend to share with you my comments, observations, suggestions and advice on diplomatic negotiations. I feel obliged, especially to the emerging generation of Polish diplomats, to share my knowledge, even…
Our joint pilgrimage through the world of foreign and international policy doctrines has come to an end. I kept my word and for a year (with a slight excess) every week I provided a fresh…
Our review of foreign and international policy doctrines is drawing to a close. Let our more than a year long peregrination be crowned with a description of the most Promethean and utopian idea of international…
Under the influence of a political impulse (resulting, as a rule, from the behavior of other partners), doctrines are sometimes formulated that may insult with their obviousness. But masses of diplomats are involved in publicizing,…
Subregional cooperation usually results from a natural reflex to join forces in solving neighbourly problems. It is often based on cultural and ethnic proximity. It is an extension of the old truth: “look for friends…
The European Union destroyed the legacy of the tribal paradigms of the Peace of Westphalia, the forceful methods of the post-Vienna dictate of powers, and the hegemonic policies of the Yalta division of Europe. And…
