diplomacy

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Mr. Bush employed threats, sanctions and diplomacy but ultimately ruled out the use of force.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Claim: “My first preference was always the path of diplomacy, yet the regime continued their relentless quest for nuclear weapons and rejected every attempt at an agreement.”

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

Now her son is being asked to do his own bit of royal diplomacy in the shadow of another international conflict.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

"Dialogue, diplomacy, and such confidence-building measures are the only way forward," he wrote on X, tagging US Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, envoy Steve Witkoff and Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

The leaders of the European Union recommend diplomacy.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson