shuttle diplomacy

English

Alternative forms

• shuttlecock diplomacy

Etymology

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

Noun

shuttle diplomacy (countable and uncountable, plural shuttle diplomacies)

1. (politics) Use of a neutral third party to negotiate peace between two groups of people that refuse to directly talk with each other.
   • 1971 November 16, “U.S. Denies Report On China Relations”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     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.

   • 2022 February 9, Jason Horowitz, “Finns Don’t Wish ‘Finlandization’ on Ukraine (or Anyone)”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →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.”

   • 2023 October 15, Editorial, “The Guardian view on Gaza’s ground invasion: things could spiral out of control”, in The Guardian‎^[3], →ISSN:

     Shuttle diplomacy appears to be moderating its war plans.

Translations

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

• Hungarian: ingázó diplomácia
• Swedish: skytteldiplomati c