Shuttle diplomacy is the movement of diplomats between countries whose leaders refuse to talk directly to each other, in order to try to settle the argument between them.
U.N. mediators are conducting shuttle diplomacy between the two sides. [+ between]
shuttle diplomacy in British English
(ˈʃʌtəl dɪˈpləʊməsɪ)
noun
negotiations in which a mediator travels between two warring parties who are unwilling to negotiate directly
U.N. mediators are conducting shuttle diplomacy between the two sides.
shuttle diplomacy in American English
US
diplomacy between hostile countries or groups conducted by a mediator who travels back and forth between the parties involved
Examples of 'shuttle diplomacy' in a sentence
shuttle diplomacy
But no troops and no shuttle diplomacy.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Yes, the shuttle diplomacy will continue.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He drops in a few jaw-dropping disclosures but always returns too soon to shuttle diplomacy.