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diplomacy

[dih-ploh-muh-see] / dɪˈploʊ mə si /


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“Iranian officials have been promising escalation if diplomacy fails,” InTouch Capital Markets’ analysts’ team says in commentary, citing a media report.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

It also established at least one clear boundary in American diplomacy: Rubio may travel the world on behalf of the president, but he won’t be doing it with a cooler full of fermented cabbage.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

"Only more capable diplomacy through quiet and confidential engagement can deliver the change," says a former Afghan official who's been involved in discreet discussions with Taliban officials.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

"There is so much talk about national security. What about building peace through diplomacy?" he said.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

“Power is the greatest aphrodisiac,” Kissinger famously said, and it must have been true: because Chapter Eleven was glued to the set night after night, following the machinations of diplomacy.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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