There is surely an art?..25 May 2018 11:19
In entering into negotiations for contracts with entities/govts that you know that realistically are never going to come to final fruition. Due to the corruption/bureaucracy, call it what you will, of the people you are dealing with, you can engage on a journey, and drag that journey out ad infinitum milking it along the way. Always adding that little caveat at the end of each carrot dangling announcement. Just go to the right places, Africa, Iran, ME, etc etc.
Get my drift?