ADJ
careful, shrewd
gunboat
The wealthy nations used gunboat diplomacy to force the smaller countries into unfavorable trade agreements.
international | secret
personal
The ambassador relied on personal diplomacy to build trust between the two nations.
traditional
Modern technology has changed how countries practice traditional diplomacy with each other.
preventive
shuttle
The ambassador engaged in shuttle diplomacy to negotiate peace between the two neighboring countries.
Anglo-French, European, Russian, etc.
VERB + DIPLOMACY
use
The government decided to use diplomacy to resolve the border dispute peacefully.
DIPLOMACY + VERB
go on
A lot of quiet diplomacy went on between the two countries before they signed the agreement.
PREP
by/through ~
The two countries settled their disagreement by diplomacy instead of going to war.
ADJ
great | quiet
VERB + DIPLOMACY
have
The successful ambassador had the diplomacy needed to resolve the international dispute peacefully.
exercise, show, use
The ambassador will exercise diplomacy to resolve the conflict between the two nations.
call for, need, require
Resolving the disagreement between the two countries will require skillful diplomacy and patience.
PREP
by/through ~
We resolved the dispute through diplomacy rather than taking it to court.
with ~
He managed to resolve the conflict with careful diplomacy instead of making things worse.