U.S. officials have been more blunt in expressing frustration with both countries for failing to create basic cooperative agreements like a routine intelligence-sharing pact that fell apart a year ago and have raised concerns that Mr. Abe's nationalistic government might further complicate ties between two of America's closest Asian allies at a time of growing regional instability.

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Privately, American officials have been more blunt in expressing frustration with both countries for failing to create basic cooperative agreements like a routine intelligence-sharing pact that fell apart a year ago and have raised concerns that Mr. Abe's new nationalistic government might further complicate ties between two of America's closest Asian allies at a time of growing regional instability.

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The cynical might assume this all comes back to the bottom line, but with the collaborative extending an invitation to other companies to help develop revised, cooperative licensing agreements, they are the very least making it difficult for them to engage in similar behavior in the future.

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The FTTA allowed government laboratories like the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to enter into Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) with the pharmaceutical industry.

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Women tend to approach negotiation collaboratively and cooperative negotiations tend to produce agreements that are better for both parties.

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