as in honest broker
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
respected around the world, the secretary-general of the United Nations was asked to be the interceder in several international disputes
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Recommended The Monitor's View Hungary as honest broker Last year’s fires destroyed twice the amount of land burned during the previous record year of 1989.—
Melanie Stetson Freeman,
The Christian Science Monitor,
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In the current crisis with Russia, France’s role as an honest broker has been weakened by suspicions from allies that Macron may be blind to the true nature of the Putin regime or intrinsically opposed to U.S.-led negotiations.—
Celia Belin,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Feb. 2022
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South Africa has adopted a neutral position in the war and has attempted to act as a mediator between the sides, although with limited success.—
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arkansasonline.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Egyptian security officials told Reuters on Thursday that Egyptian and Qatari mediators attended talks between the Trump envoy and Hamas. U.S. hostage affairs envoy Adam Boehler has the authority to talk directly with Hamas, the White House said when asked about the discussions.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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The onetime Victoria’s Secret Angel and her real estate broker hubby have filed a lawsuit against Miami Beach’s ultra exclusive Fisher Island Club after getting booted out in January.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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Data brokers aside, a lot of us voluntarily give up personal information on all sorts of forms, forums, blogs and social media accounts.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
2 Mar. 2025
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The impact on manufacturers may not be felt by consumers immediately because of this front loading; however, if the tariffs stay in place, the buffer created by inventory buildup can only last so long.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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External buffers in Mexico are strong and debt-to-GDP ratio is moderate.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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What To Know Marie Fontanel, who is the French ambassador to the Philippines, wrote on Monday in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that FS Charles de Gaulle, France's aircraft carrier, left the Southeast Asian country and returned to the South China Sea after a three-day visit.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Several K-pop stars have become brand ambassadors for Calvin Klein in recent years, including BTS’ Jungkook — featured in the spring 2024 jeans campaign — Blackpink’s Jennie, Sandara Park of 2NE1 and Red Velvet’s Joy and Sunmi.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
26 Feb. 2025
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These self-executing contracts with terms directly written into code automate processes, reducing the need for intermediaries and minimizing operational risks.—
Geoff Ira,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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According to Earles, the Disney Channel show’s writers eventually realized that his big-brother-kid-sister dynamic with Cyrus worked better without the simian intermediary.—
John Russell,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Two sources said the Navy liaison was moved out of his post early.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
4 Mar. 2025
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One of Tate’s former lawyers, Paul Ingrassia, is now the White House liaison for the Department of Justice.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2025
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Some astrophysicists theorize that intermediates are leftovers from the first black holes formed in the early Universe, as well as the seeds of supermassive ones.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Elemental sulfur exists as an eight-atom ring, and the reactions with lithium are slow enough that semi-stable intermediates with smaller chains of sulfur end up forming.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
17 Jan. 2025
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