shuttle diplomacy
noun
: negotiations especially between nations carried on by an intermediary who shuttles back and forth between the disputants
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Monsieur Fixit The perils of Macron’s shuttle diplomacy.
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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
Why shuttle diplomacy with the Gulf States is only a piece of the puzzle
The Israeli campaign in Gaza has transitioned to a new phase.
—Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 22 Feb. 2024
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
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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
Why shuttle diplomacy with the Gulf States is only a piece of the puzzle
The Israeli campaign in Gaza has transitioned to a new phase.
—Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 22 Feb. 2024
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
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