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A "Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement," better known by the acronym BATNA, is an alternate plan of action, a contingency plan for when things go awry.

The term is introduced to The Cabal by Surendranath, who claims to have learned it from English traders in Surat[1].

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  1. "Off Malta: Late August 1690", Bonanza
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