back channel talks
- secretConcealed information
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
envoy · unofficial · whispers · corridors · shadowy · emissary · mediator · confidential · covert · discreet · broker · backroom · hush-hush · go-between · messenger · off-the-record · ceasefire · détente
visibility/transparency
back channel talkspress conference
Organized media Q&A
public forum · open dialogue · public disclosure · town hall meeting
visibility and formality
back channel talkspublic talks
Addresses to gathered listeners
summit meetings · press conference · televised debates · state visit · treaty signing