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Until Damascus has such capabilities, Israel should minimize friction with Syria’s population and its new government by reducing its visible military footprint and communicating with Shara’s team through back channels.
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Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2025
Traditional diplomatic channels were often inadequate for such purposes, but back channels—such as those used during the Cuban missile crisis—must be developed before the crisis begins.
—Li Chen, Foreign Affairs, 29 Nov. 2021
Obama also reportedly applied pressure through back channels to push Biden to drop his reelection bid last year, including by green-lighting George Clooney’s op-ed in the New York Times urging Biden to step aside.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
Chinese officials and others with government ties have also been trying to develop unofficial back channels, through which leaders have historically passed information back and forth while Beijing and Washington negotiate.
—Ana Swanson, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2025
Traditional diplomatic channels were often inadequate for such purposes, but back channels—such as those used during the Cuban missile crisis—must be developed before the crisis begins.
—Li Chen, Foreign Affairs, 29 Nov. 2021
Obama also reportedly applied pressure through back channels to push Biden to drop his reelection bid last year, including by green-lighting George Clooney’s op-ed in the New York Times urging Biden to step aside.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
Chinese officials and others with government ties have also been trying to develop unofficial back channels, through which leaders have historically passed information back and forth while Beijing and Washington negotiate.
—Ana Swanson, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Back channel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20channel. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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