détente

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Having achieved detente after a period of acrimony, they are charitable with one another, and themselves.

From Los Angeles Times

Washington hails the detente Mr. Yoon has engineered with Japan, thereby promoting trilateral defense cooperation against China, North Korea and Russia in Northeast Asia.

From Washington Times

The Biden administration, which has unsuccessfully sought detente with Tehran over the past three years, has held a cautious posture toward the MEK and recently downplayed a raid by the Albanian authorities on the exiled group’s complex in the Eastern European nation.

From Washington Times

Julianna Smoot, Mr. Obama’s social secretary from 2010 to 2011, said she made sure to invite the often-feuding majority and minority leaders of the Senate, Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell, to state dinners for a rare détente.

From New York Times

French diplomats say the Saudi-Iranian detente may be helpful, and Macron is hoping to convince Riyadh to back any potential compromises.

From Reuters