diplomatic ties
Between-nation formal connections
Diplomatic ties are the formal relationships between countries, established through mutual recognition and the exchange of ambassadors or other representatives.
Nations may establish, maintain, sever, or restore diplomatic ties depending on political circumstances: The two countries restored diplomatic ties after decades of hostility.
Breaking diplomatic ties signals serious rupture—often a prelude to or consequence of conflict.
- treatiesFormal agreements between states
- foreign policyInternational relations strategy
- ambassadorsOfficial diplomatic representatives
- embassiesForeign government offices abroad
- foreign relationsTies between sovereign states
bilateral agreements · defense pacts · détente · trade agreements · expulsion · backchannels · rapprochement · goodwill gesture · intelligence sharing · sister cities · chargé d'affaires · normalization · peace accords · statecraft · educational programs · bilateral · diplomatic recognition · relations
- diplomacyembassy, ambassador, ambassadors, treaty, treaties
- Americas DiplomacyPan-Americanism, diplomatic relations, bilateral talks, ambassador, diplomatic missions
- Arab HistoryArab Spring, Arab League, Nasser, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Baath Party
- Cuba-US RelationsCuban embargo, Cuban Missile Crisis, Bay of Pigs, trade embargo, normalization
- hemispheric diplomacybilateral ties, bilateral talks, diplomatic missions, ambassadors, consulates
- Mideast DiplomacyOslo Accords, Camp David, peace agreement, two-state solution, normalization
diplomatic tiesdiplomatic isolation
Severed foreign relations
diplomatic freeze · non-recognition · estrangement · embargo · sanctions
diplomatic tieswar
Armed struggle between groups
armed conflict · hostilities · state of war · belligerence · aggression