shuttle diplomacy

noun

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

Examples of shuttle diplomacy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Kissinger’s shuttle diplomacy to achieve a disengagement between Israeli and Egyptian troops and engineer other measures to reduce tensions gave him a sense of the political situation in the Middle East and enabled him to press for the lifting of the embargo. Robert Hormats, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024 Their readiness to continue shuttle diplomacy between Armenia and Azerbaijan is helpful, and the West should continue to try to bring Azerbaijan back to the negotiating table. Olesya Vartanyan, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2023 The tilt to Pakistan, the opening to China, the Yom Kippur War and shuttle diplomacy, toppling Allende, Vietnam peace talks: All bore Kissinger’s fingerprints. Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023 The tilt to Pakistan, the opening to China, the Yom Kippur War and shuttle diplomacy, toppling Allende, Vietnam peace talks — all bore Kissinger’s fingerprints. The Editors, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023 And shuttle diplomacy was Kissinger’s signature technique of simulating negotiations between parties that refused to talk to each other, typically Israel and its neighboring Arab states, by meeting separately with each party and conveying the positions of one to the other after adding his own spin. Norman Kempster, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023 An uptick in shuttle diplomacy The recent cooperation between the two countries has come with a busy schedule of shuttle diplomacy. David Shortell, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023 And 50 years after his shuttle diplomacy helped end the 1973 Mideast war, when Israel fended off a surprise attack from Egypt and Syria, Mr. Kissinger warned of the risks of that conflict repeating itself after Israel faced a surprise assault by Hamas on Oct. 7. Nancy Benac, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Nov. 2023 The shuttle diplomacy was aimed at deterring other countries or armed groups from widening the conflict, officials said. Rachel pannett, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023

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Word History

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 19 Mar. 2024.

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