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shuttle diplomacy

shuttle diplomacy noun: use of a neutral third party to negotiate peace between two groups of people that refuse to directly talk with each other.

Noun

shuttle diplomacy (countable and uncountable, plural shuttle diplomacies)

  1. Use of a neutral third party to negotiate peace between two groups of people that refuse to directly talk with each other.
    • The White House denied today that it would conduct quiet “shuttle diplomacy” with Chinese diplomats at the United Nations on matters directly involving Washington and Peking.1971 November 16, “U.S. Denies Report On China Relations”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    • Yet the model surfaced again this week, when President Emmanuel Macron of France was asked by a reporter during his shuttle diplomacy in Moscow whether Finlandization was a possibility for Ukraine. He replied, “Yes, it is one of the options on the table.”2022 February 9, Jason Horowitz, “Finns Don’t Wish ‘Finlandization’ on Ukraine (or Anyone)”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Forms of shuttle diplomacy

pluralshuttle diplomacies
alternative formshuttlecock diplomacy

Origin of shuttle diplomacy

Popularized by Henry Kissinger during his term as United States Secretary of State.

Questions about shuttle diplomacy

What does shuttle diplomacy mean?
Shuttle diplomacy means use of a neutral third party to negotiate peace between two groups of people that refuse to directly talk with each other.
What part of speech is shuttle diplomacy?
Shuttle diplomacy is a noun.
What is the plural of shuttle diplomacy?
The plural of shuttle diplomacy is shuttle diplomacies.

Words near shuttle diplomacy in the dictionary

  1. shuttle bus
  2. shuttle buses
  3. shuttle conveyor
  4. shuttle conveyors
  5. shuttle diplomacies
  6. shuttle diplomacy
  7. shuttle driver
  8. shuttle drivers
  9. shuttle race
  10. shuttle races
  11. shuttle run

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