Contributor: We need to stop confusing diplomacy with making 'deals'
- Posted on April 21, 2026
- By Los Angeles Times
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Contributor: We need to stop confusing diplomacy with making 'deals'

That language may work in business, but it doesn't describe the reality of geopolitics, where interests overlap and outcomes depend less on a single agreement than on whether anything holds together over time.