'and' or 'but'? Hi wonderful teachers, I'm not sure how many grammatical mistakes I've made, but it will be very much appreciated if you could read my sentences below and let me know any issues. My specific question is related to the last sentence. Should it be "less sensitive 'and' mutually beneficial" or "less sensitive 'but' mutually beneficial"? Alternatively, the engagement discourse assumes that without trust and mutual recognition among relevant actors, human rights pressures can only worsen the relationship with, and increase the perceived threat of, the repressive state, reducing political space for both the domestic opposition groups and the international actors. For this reason, it is emphasized that the entry point should be non-political matters such as economic development—which can be less sensitive and mutually beneficial—so that a 'spillover effect' can occur from economic to security cooperation, not the other way around.