CBMs and trust --- @Ambassador Asoke: If one of the primary the objective of CBMs is to build trust among nations to prevent hostility and avert avert conflicts etc. should each come to the table with carrots and not one with a stick and the other a carrot? usually the more powerful state comes with a stick and thence the need to build sufficient confidence to avert hostilities but shouldn't both sides seek some compromise from their long held beliefs if any traction must take place?

Source author: Bennette Thomas thomasb@dominica.gov.dm