The failure of back-channel negotiations.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

His nonchalance was rooted in back-channel diplomacy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Seeking Haven In Iran] Reference

HAROON: I think that the back-channel attempts were on.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 22, 2009] Reference

There has been a lot of back-channel discussions going on.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 4, 2007] Reference

Cheney had a back-channel behind his back-channel (Libby).    From Wordnik.com.  [David Corn: A Grave Indictment, but Grave Questions Remain] Reference

On IRC, people are choosing to participate in a back-channel.    From Wordnik.com.  [Miss Manners on Projecting IRC During Conference Panels] Reference

Soldiers had to scrounge for spare parts by back-channel bartering.    From Wordnik.com.  [The War Room] Reference

HALPERIN: So, there might be some back-channel checking of message.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 11, 2008] Reference

As well, he is in a secret back-channel mission with us to inform us.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 6, 2008] Reference

TODD: Why did Ford open that back-channel to the FBI in the first place?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 11, 2008] Reference

Everything that was happening that we were hearing about was very back-channel.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 9, 2009] Reference

"There is no Defense Department back-channel on Iran," a senior official insisted.    From Wordnik.com.  [IRAN: THE MYSTERY MEETING] Reference

Meanwhile, Israeli and Palestinian officials opened a secret back-channel in Norway.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alan Elsner: In Mideast Peace Talks, it's Time to Lower the Temperature] Reference

And I'm sure those kind of conversations are going on, even if they are back-channel.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 30, 2006] Reference

The answer, he added, has nothing to do with any Hersh-inspired back-channel digging.    From Wordnik.com.  [Refinancing Sun Begins Hondling New $40 Million] Reference

In the meantime, a number of other back-channel deals can be made with Hillary - and Bill?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hillary-As-Veep Roundup] Reference

Last week they reportedly met face to face in Abu Dhabi after months of back-channel talks.    From Wordnik.com.  ['A Double-Edged Sword'] Reference

Were there back-channel contacts with Greg Craig through the United States government to Castro?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Briefing By Joe Lockhart] Reference

I think that after Indiana Hillary's folks made a back-channel offer and Obama politely renounced them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hillary Accuses Obama Campaign Of Being Behind Stories About "Talks" Between Camps] Reference

The panelists didn't consent to having the back-channel comments projected behind them, as far as I know.    From Wordnik.com.  [Miss Manners on Projecting IRC During Conference Panels] Reference

Clinton and the NATO allies attacked gradually while continuing back-channel diplomacy on a parallel track.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Good Soldier] Reference

WEDEMAN: Jerusalem think tank director Gershon Baskin is involved in back-channel talks between Israel and Hamas.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 21, 2008] Reference

The United States pursued back-channel exploration through Warsaw that led to 136 low-level meetings but no progress.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Feffer: Obama: Engage North Korea Now (But Don't Tell Anyone)] Reference

As you may know, the whole mess came to light when the FBI discovered Spitzer's back-channel payments to a call-girl ring.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 12, 2008] Reference

As you may know, the whole mess came to light when the FBI discovered Spitzer's back-channel payments to a call girl ring.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 12, 2008] Reference

And if you think all the last-second moves, the rule changes, the back-channel discussions are confusing, well, don't worry.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 2, 2008] Reference

What costs more -- finding Bin Laden with a few specialty forces and some back-channel bribes and contacts, or a war in Iraq?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jane Smiley: Conservatives Cost a Lot of Money] Reference

A third path would be to open back-channel negotiations with as many hard-line factions as necessary to bring them into talks.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Unclenched Fist] Reference

AMANPOUR: And do you think there are more attempts, as President -- former President Musharraf tried his back-channel attempt?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 22, 2009] Reference

He returned from exile in Saudi Arabia without having concluded a back-channel agreement with the unpopular Musharraf, as Bhutto did.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ultimatum Delivered] Reference

As you may know, the whole mess came to light with the FBI discovered Spitzer's back-channel payments to a high-priced call girl ring.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 12, 2008] Reference

(At the height of Bandar's back-channel activity, Ambassador Turki Al-Faisal suddenly resigned for what he said were personal reasons.).    From Wordnik.com.  [A Saudi Desert Fox] Reference

She became a back-channel conduit for people inside and outside the administration to get messages to Bill, or to put pressure on Bill.    From Wordnik.com.  [Q&A: Sally Bedell Smith] Reference

But ultimately the parties have to sit down and negotiate-as the Israelis and PLO finally began doing with the back-channel talks in Oslo.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Kick-Start That Gave Peace A Chance] Reference

COOPER: Candy, at this point, I mean, is there any connection between the Obama campaign and Reverend Wright, even on a back-channel level?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 28, 2008] Reference

But what set the stage for a breakthrough once these forces converged was months of secretive, back-channel maneuvering between the adversaries.    From Wordnik.com.  [Back At The Table] Reference

Back in Washington, Cha delivered Kim's back-channel appeal to his boss, national-security adviser Stephen Hadley, who requested a memo on how the White House should proceed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anatomy of a Nuclear Deal] Reference