shuttle diplomacy

plural shuttle diplomacies · alternative shuttlecock diplomacy

1. countableuncountablegovernmentUse of a neutral third party to negotiate peace between two groups of people that refuse to directly talk with each other.

   Shuttle diplomacy appears to be moderating its war plans.

   2023 October 15, Editorial, “The Guardian view on Gaza’s ground invasion: things could spiral out of control”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

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   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