shuttle diplomacy

noun

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

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To be clear, shuttle diplomacy is not a deus ex machina. Andrew P. Miller, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2024 The United States also incurs a greater reputational cost when shuttle diplomacy fails. Andrew P. Miller, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2024 Monsieur Fixit The perils of Macron’s shuttle diplomacy. 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 See all Example Sentences for shuttle diplomacy 

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 Nov. 2024.

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