détente

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Helsinki Final Act, which was a foundation stone of détente and became a charter in the hands of campaigners for change in the Warsaw Pact.

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  • The less pessimistic view is that Trujillo's actions may well spark a détente between Telstra and the regulators. —  National Business Review (NBR) New Zealand
  • Their publicly declared détente at an All-Star game wasn't enough to prevent a summer flare-up when 'The Diesel' —  HoopsVibe
  • As a young staffer working for the late Democratic Sen. Henry "Scoop" Jackson, Perle manipulated Jackson's instinctive anti-Soviet attitudes, which led to a fierce debate in the mid-1970s and a setback for the Nixon-Kissinger-Ford policy of "détente." —  RutlandHerald.com
  • But a new détente between global powers requires more than better bilateral cooperation. —  TELOSscope: The Telos Press blog
  • Diplomatic contacts between the two countries and the Secretary General's representative continue, with a quiet détente on the issue currently prevailing.
 

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