The Confidence Factor in Multilateral Diplomacy
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Numerous examples show that the presence or absence of confidence of the negotiators in each other may be the decisive factor influencing success or failure. With the presumed end of the Cold War some of the examples in this article are to some extent a thing of the past. Thus, in UNCTAD the Group of 77 and the group of developed countries are no longer staring at each other with great distrust. Group positions, in the sense of firm voting alliances are now largely a thing of the past. Ad hoc negotiating groups are formed, depending on the subject, and are often based on shared interests. In spite of the Cold War this was already typical, for example, in the negotiations leading to the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea.