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

"This is high-stakes diplomacy, no question about it," adds Lodhi.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

From then on, military calculations rather than diplomacy guided decisions in every European capital.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman