diplomatic offensive

The meetings were part of an American diplomatic offensive to prevent a fourth war between the countries.

Needless to say, it is preferable to keep a diplomatic offensive together with the Americans.

Some advocate a diplomatic offensive; others are encouraging attacks on American interests.

It was the latest sign of a diplomatic offensive by North Korea.

The Soviet leader's diplomatic offensive this fall has given him the chance to get away, however briefly, from pressing domestic problems.

Italy threatened a diplomatic offensive in order to obtain the release of the Marines.

The administration continued its diplomatic offensive on multiple fronts for fast action on Iraq.

The months before the war saw Sadat engage in a diplomatic offensive to try to win support for the war.

In 1937 he began a diplomatic offensive in favor of Slovak independence.

Israel, whose leaders also see their security threatened by Iran's nuclear program, joined in the diplomatic offensive to kill the project, but to no avail.

"This indictment," she said, "could be the beginning of an enormous political and diplomatic offensive to capitalize on whatever military momentum has been achieved."

So far it has concentrated its efforts on the international diplomatic offensive to ostracize the regime and divide the armed forces.

"I quite honestly am not convinced that the so-called diplomatic offensive which he has been carrying out will bear any fruitful results," the general added.

But then Sunderland came up with a new offer and Liverpool launched a fresh diplomatic offensive.

John of Aviz was now focused on diplomatic offensives.

To pave the way and to confuse the allies as to its intentions, Hanoi launched a diplomatic offensive.

In 1993, Yemen launched an unsuccessful diplomatic offensive to restore relations with its Gulf neighbors.

The United States should immediately launch a new diplomatic offensive to build an international consensus for stability in Iraq and the region.

The cynical view is that this diplomatic offensive merely seeks as much aid as possible while diversifying the sources.

The worldwide Soviet diplomatic offensive calls for more stalwart seduction than settlement in its strategic underbelly.

Meanwhile, both sides unleashed diplomatic offensives.

The regime of Bashar Assad sees itself as a possible winner in this diplomatic offensive.

While the military offensive was clearly going in Croatia's favor, Zagreb also launched a political and diplomatic offensive today.

A Pentagon memorandum to the White House recommending a diplomatic offensive on the issue was apparently ignored, several officials said today.

Western and many developing countries are reacting cautiously to Moscow's diplomatic offensive at the United Nations for two main reasons.