diplomatic circles
Foreign affairs community
Diplomatic circles refers to the community of diplomats, foreign service officials, and others involved in international relations—ambassadors, attachés, and their networks.
The phrase typically appears in news reporting to indicate unofficial sources: Word in diplomatic circles suggests negotiations have stalled.
It implies insider knowledge from people who can't be quoted directly.
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- consulateForeign diplomatic office
- treaty negotiationsDiplomatic discussions toward accord
protocol · bilateralism · chargé d'affaires · negotiation · ceremonial dress · state dinner · cocktail party · United Nations · World Trade Organization · attaché · receptions · cross-cultural communication · foreign ministry · mediation · soft power · demarche · NATO · ASEAN
- social spheressubcultures, online communities, countercultures
diplomatic circlespublic forums
Open spaces for discourse
the masses · grassroots movements · public discourse · the street · open debate
diplomatic circleswar rooms
Military strategy headquarters
combat zones · armed conflict · military command · battlefields · theaters of war
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