Negotiating processes for getting to an agreement
Strategic decisions on agreement design will affect choices
over negotiation processes. In making agreements,
however, three choices affect all processes. Firstly, should
inter-state negotiations be inclusive (i.e. involving all states,
as in UN talks on climate change) or involve an exclusive
club (i.e. a G20-type forum)? Or can related negotiations
take place in inclusive and exclusive forums, as when the
Major Economies Forum discusses climate change as a
complement to the main UN process?