shuttle diplomacy

noun

: negotiations especially between nations carried on by an intermediary who shuttles back and forth between the disputants

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Rubio has taken that approach by engaging in shuttle diplomacy on high-profile foreign policy issues such as ending Russia's war in Ukraine, though he's also played a role in some controversies at home, including the detention of U.S. residents who protested Israel's war in Gaza. Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025 Russian officials said Tuesday there is no deal yet in U.S.-brokered talks to end the war in Ukraine, two days into the latest round of shuttle diplomacy in Saudi Arabia. Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 25 Mar. 2025 In my family, my mother often provided shuttle diplomacy when there was an awkward issue between my brothers and me. Philip Galanes, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025 And there has been no shuttle diplomacy between Kyiv, Moscow and Mar-a-Lago. Dan De Luce, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shuttle diplomacy

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First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of shuttle diplomacy was in 1974

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“Shuttle diplomacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shuttle%20diplomacy. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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