A constructive approach to diplomacy doesn't mean relinquishing one's rights. It means engaging with one's counterparts, on the basis of equal footing and mutual respect, to address shared concerns and achieve shared objectives.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Diplomacy is more than saying or doing the right things at the right time, it is avoiding saying or doing the wrong things at any time.
Diplomacy: the art of restraining power.
Diplomacy is fundamentally working with people, bringing people together to deal with difficult issues.
In the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid.
Diplomacy means all the wicked devices of the Old World, spheres of influence, balances of power, secret treaties, triple alliances, and, during the interim period, appeasement of Fascism.
We always have hoped that American diplomacy deploys itself in dialogue and persuasion rather than by ultimatums. That is the path we want in international relations.
My proposal to re-establish diplomatic relations - not necessarily friendly relations, but diplomatic relations - is a sensible, simple, and straightforward approach that will finally get us off dead center.
Successful diplomacy is an alignment of objectives and means.
Diplomacy in general does not resolve conflicts. Wars end not due to peace processes, but due to one side giving up.
Diplomacy, n. is the art of letting somebody else have your way.