The Falklands debate supplies both a source-critical and strategic point. Briefings and later secondary accounts can misrepresent what mediators or national leaders actually proposed, so archival documents remain essential. In the hypothetical 1980 crisis, a mediator would likewise move between capitals and generate many reported formulas. If one leadership has decided on war and the other will not concede, both sides may use the talks chiefly to gain time for military preparations.
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Shuttle diplomacy can become a way to buy time
Mediation may generate many public proposals without stopping a conflict when one side has chosen war and the other refuses to accept the resulting faits accomplis.