Peace feeler
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A peace feeler is, in diplomacy
, a means of determining whether a warring party is prepared to end hostilities. William Safire
defines it as "a diplomatic probe, real or imagined, to end hostilities."
Diplomacy
Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of groups or states...
, a means of determining whether a warring party is prepared to end hostilities. William Safire
William Safire
William Lewis Safire was an American author, columnist, journalist and presidential speechwriter....
defines it as "a diplomatic probe, real or imagined, to end hostilities."