diplomacy
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China has maintained distance from the region’s security architecture while managing its exposure through diversification, reserves and diplomacy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
In AD 452, when Attila the Hun sacked city after city in his conquest of the known world, it was the Catholic Church, not the Roman military, that met him in a show of diplomacy.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
None of the three had any background in issues involving Iran or nuclear weapons and no experience at real diplomacy.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
In his January speech, Leo did not name Trump but lamented that dialogue was being replaced by "diplomacy based on force", and that war was "back in vogue".
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
The chief ambassador proclaimed loudly that by his wise diplomacy, Prince Fortinbras’s challenge to Denmark had been deferred.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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