shuttle diplomacy
noun
: negotiations especially between nations carried on by an intermediary who shuttles back and forth between the disputants
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To be clear, shuttle diplomacy is not a deus ex machina.
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Andrew P. Miller, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2024
The United States also incurs a greater reputational cost when shuttle diplomacy fails.
—Andrew P. Miller, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2024
Monsieur Fixit The perils of Macron’s shuttle diplomacy.
—Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2024
In the six weeks since, multiple rounds of shuttle diplomacy by American, Arab and Israeli officials have failed to produce even a temporary cease-fire.
—Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
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Andrew P. Miller, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2024
The United States also incurs a greater reputational cost when shuttle diplomacy fails.
—Andrew P. Miller, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2024
Monsieur Fixit The perils of Macron’s shuttle diplomacy.
—Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2024
In the six weeks since, multiple rounds of shuttle diplomacy by American, Arab and Israeli officials have failed to produce even a temporary cease-fire.
—Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Shuttle diplomacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shuttle%20diplomacy. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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