Sentence examples for diplomatic tactic from inspiring English sources

Indeed, by fostering the North Korean regime's dependence, China has in effect facilitated its habitual diplomatic tactic of blackmail.

If it sounds like blackmail, with Zardari bargaining by placing a gun to his own head - an age-old diplomatic tactic of Pakistan leaders - consider the evidence.

Though the European Union lifted its embargo on arms transfers to the opposition last month, many rebels said they see the decision as a diplomatic tactic intended to pressure the Syrian government, and unlikely to lead to shipments from Western governments soon.

It is also not clear what the Palestinian diplomatic tactic will be in New York.

Keeping world leaders waiting has become something of a Trump diplomatic tactic, but it was the White House delegation that was left to stew, with Putin arriving 45 minutes late to the Presidential Palace.

Another internal division occurred over diplomatic tactics in the last war.

Under Heribert's leadership the city heroically held out, forcing the emperor to abandon military for diplomatic tactics.

Mr. Korry told senators and reporters that he had engaged in hardball diplomatic tactics to weaken Allende.

Katan Alder, 22, one of 50 Manchester University protesters who have occupied a university building for nine days, said students were abandoning diplomatic tactics in favour of direct action.

US diplomatic tactics "could result in Nepal becoming another Burma," Nepal's foreign minister claimed to the US ambassador at the height of the Nepalese civil war in 2005, according to a leaked state department cable.

In the end, like Mr. Friedman, I had convinced myself that war in Iraq was a "war of choice," and a defensible choice at that, the administration's "phony reasons" and shortsighted diplomatic tactics notwithstanding.