The phrase "diplomatic shift" is correct and usable in written English.
It refers to a change in the approach or tactics used in diplomacy, the art and practice of conducting international relations between countries. Example: The two leaders met to discuss a potential diplomatic shift in their countries' relationship, hoping to improve trade and cooperation.
But in the absence of a decisive diplomatic shift in the right direction, Western governments should try to give the military effort against Mr Assad a further push.
For the first time in half a century, after a major diplomatic shift announced Wednesday, one can remark on that without irony or thoughts of missile trajectories.
A notable diplomatic shift came earlier this month when Germany negotiated a protocol that calls for its diplomats to enjoy freedom of movement in North Korea.
Central Asia has been undergoing a diplomatic shift since May, when Uzbekistan cracked down on escaped prison inmates and demonstrators in Andijon.
But Kerry and other officials also cautioned that the diplomatic shift is only a beginning and it will not change Cuba overnight.
And while Saudi officials have hinted at a broader diplomatic shift away from the United States, their options are limited there, too: Saudi Arabia is dependent on American military and oil technology, and the other countries the Saudis have courted — including France and India — can help only on the margins, analysts say.
And it's true there have been signs of some diplomatic shifts – for example Australia resuming the position as co-chair of the Green Climate Fund.
Even recent diplomatic shifts, such as Miliband's commendable lobbying for the relabelling of goods produced in Israeli settlements, or his visit to previously pariah Syria, are interpreted as reflecting the new priorities of the Obama administration rather than independent British initiatives.
While the displays may not influence any significant diplomatic shifts, CCO of DDB Mudra Group, Sonal Dabral, said they made a difference.
Worse for Hollande, his numerous calls for Assad's removal from power, or even "elimination" as French foreign minister Laurent Fabius once said, have suffered several setbacks, isolating France as the diplomatic scene shifted.
Britain is the latest in a long line of countries to shift diplomatic relations to the Libyan rebels.
