BAR Scale

Feng scale

Combined Scale

Point

Event Description

Point

Event Description

BAR scale

Feng scale

Final scale

1

Minor official exchanges, talks or policy expressions- mild verbal support: Meeting of high officials; conferring on problems of mutual interest; visit by lower officials for talks; proposing talks; requesting support for policy; stating or explaining policy.

1

Willingness-the lowest cooperative level, which means that cooperation has just been initiated

1

1

1

2

Official verbal support of goals, values, or regime: Official support of policy; allowing entry of press correspondents.

2

Discussion-indicates that parties are trying to establish common targets.

2

2, 3

2

3

Conducting or enacting friendship agreements; conducting cultural or academic agreements or exchanges. Agreements to set up cooperative working groups.

3

Research-a higher level than “Discussion”, and occurs when parties are working toward some common targets through joint research.

3, 4

4

3

4

Legal, cooperative actions between nations that are not treaties; cooperative projects for watershed management, irrigation, poverty-alleviation.

4

Consensus-a medium level, and indicates that parties are cooperating to reach some common targets.

5

5

4

5

Joint programs and plans to initiate and pursue disarmament.

5

Declaration and/or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)- occurs when parties negotiate a draft inter- governmental non-binding agreement.

6

6, 7

5

6

International Freshwater Treaty; Major strategic alliance (regional or international): joining or organizing international alliances

6

Agreement-indicates that parties have adopted a formal inter-governmental agreement.

7

Voluntary unification into one nation: Merging voluntarily into one nation (state); forming one nation with one legally binding government.

7

Practice-means that the relevant agreements are implemented.