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

The prospects for negotiations reopening the strait and ending the war are dismal, and there is no guarantee that force can accomplish what diplomacy cannot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

When challenged about its apparent contradictory position to diplomacy when applied to its own conflicts, Pakistan has said that it tried years of talks that did not yield the security it needed.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

And because his everyday speech didn’t have any diplomacy, he defended his case the way he always did.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez