The Cost of Naivety: How Weak Negotiations Empower Adversaries from Terrorism to Ransomware

Why the West’s Reliance on Diplomacy Is Failing in Both Geopolitics and Cybersecurity, Leading to Greater Global Insecurity

The West’s persistent belief in the power of diplomacy has often led to dangerous miscalculations. From dealing with hostile regimes to combating cybercrime, the assumption that every adversary seeks peace or compromise has cost lives, resources, and economic security.

This naivety, rooted in a desire for stability, has instead emboldened aggressors, fr…