Converse of object

• pursue: It aims to resolve conflicts by peaceful means and to pursue preventative diplomacy.

• exercise: We urge such states to exercise much more consistent, top-level diplomacy in support of CTBT entry into force.

• think: I think the diplomacy has set it up well.

• require: Preparing the list and keeping all family members happy, requires diplomacy and tact.

• back: Because the only route to peace with someone like Saddam Hussein is diplomacy backed by force.

• say: Are you saying that public diplomacy should help shape diplomacy?

Adjective modifier

• multilateral: China has played an active role in multilateral diplomacy.

• preventive: Preventive diplomacy involves diplomatic actions taken in advance of a predictable crisis to prevent or limit violence.

• coercive: However, these means do not provide a nation the same prestige and degree of deterrence or coercive diplomacy associated with ICBMs.

• skillful: By his skillful diplomacy Dufferin successfully denied Turkey any military involvement in Egypt.

• preventative: There is a great need for a permanent mechanism of preventative diplomacy which is able to identify where crises may occur.

• Soviet: A great triumph for Soviet diplomacy was in the offing.

Modifies a noun

• effort: And our public diplomacy efforts must also engage the wider world, from Europe to Latin America.

• program: In the end, it recommended a broad restructuring of America's global public diplomacy programs.

• skill: So you'll need lots of initiative, as well as diplomacy skills and an approachable personality.

Noun used with modifier

• gunboat: New forms of ' gunboat diplomacy ' are rampant.

• shuttle: Meanwhile British Prime Minister Tony Blair has played the role of shuttle diplomacy in the Arab world.

• disarmament: Disarmament Diplomacy is published around 6 times per year.

• defense: Within the field of defense diplomacy, the training of international students within the UK also plays an important part.

• dollar: By the time the " dollar diplomacy " of William Howard Taft was clearly articulated, the seeds of American empire were planted.