Middle East shuttle diplomacy
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Middle East shuttle diplomacy refers to the intensive, back-and-forth negotiations conducted primarily by U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger between Arab states and Israel in the mid-1970s to broker disengagement agreements and stabilize the region after the Yom Kippur War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Middle East shuttle diplomacy canonical | 1 |
| United States shuttle diplomacy | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomatic initiative
ⓘ
peace negotiation process ⓘ post–Yom Kippur War diplomacy ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
U.S.-controlled sequencing of agreements
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bilateral rather than multilateral negotiations ⓘ exclusion of the Palestine Liberation Organization from direct talks ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
focusing on step-by-step agreements instead of comprehensive peace
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reinforcing U.S. dominance over Arab–Israeli diplomacy ⓘ |
| endTime | 1975 ⓘ |
| followedEvent |
Yom Kippur War
ⓘ
surface form:
1973 Arab–Israeli War
Yom Kippur War ⓘ |
| hadConsequence |
incremental territorial withdrawals by Israel in Sinai
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marginalization of Soviet diplomatic influence in the Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ separation of Egyptian and Israeli forces along the Suez Canal ⓘ separation of Syrian and Israeli forces on the Golan Heights ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Anwar Sadat
ⓘ
Golda Meir ⓘ Hafez al-Assad ⓘ Yitzhak Rabin ⓘ |
| hasKeyMediator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasKeyParticipant |
Egypt
ⓘ
Israel ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ Syria ⓘ United States Department of State ⓘ |
| hasMethod |
back-and-forth negotiations between regional capitals
ⓘ
shuttle diplomacy ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
broker disengagement agreements between Arab states and Israel
ⓘ
reduce the risk of renewed large-scale Arab–Israeli war ⓘ stabilize the Arab–Israeli front lines after the Yom Kippur War ⓘ strengthen U.S. influence in the Middle East ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryArchitect |
Henry A. Kissinger
ⓘ
surface form:
Henry Kissinger
|
| involvedTravelBetween |
Amman
ⓘ
Cairo ⓘ Damascus ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ Riyadh ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| preceded |
Camp David Accords
ⓘ
Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Camp David Accords
ⓘ
surface form:
Sinai I disengagement agreement
Sinai II disengagement agreement ⓘ Syrian–Israeli disengagement agreement on the Golan Heights ⓘ establishment of UN buffer zones between Israeli and Arab forces ⓘ partial normalization of relations between Egypt and the United States ⓘ strengthening of Israel–United States strategic relationship ⓘ |
| startTime | 1973 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | Cold War ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInRegion | Middle East ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Years of Upheaval
this entity surface form:
United States shuttle diplomacy