Shuttle Diplomacy

Shuttle Diplomacy was a term that became popular when Henry Kissinger was the Secretary of State. It means that a third, disconnected, party is used to mediate or negotiate between two parties that do not want to talk directly (but still want to negotiate). This third party Shuttles back and forth between the two parties conveying information (questions, answers, and the mediator's own take on reaching a faster resolution) privately and indirectly. Sometimes direct communication between the two warring parties might be counterproductive. These are the situations where shuttle diplomacy has shown to work a great deal. Eventually, this shuttle diplomacy might lead to a direct negotiations between the two primary warring parties.