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  • Mar 1, 2026, 9:55 PM

    I forget, what is it called when you claim to be negotiating and then suddenly attack the other side while at the conference table.

    Perfidy, it's called Perfidy.

    Perfidy (Military/Diplomatic): In international law, this is the specific term for acting in bad faith, such as using a flag of truce or diplomatic negotiations to lure an opponent into a trap before attacking.

    Bad Faith Negotiator: A term for someone who never intends to reach a fair agreement, but uses the negotiation process to delay or catch the other side off guard.

    Betrayal/Treachery: General terms for the violation of trust involved when one party suddenly attacks after claiming to negotiate.

    In contemporary diplomacy, this has been described as "abusing diplomacy to cover up a military operation"

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  • Mar 1, 2026, 11:36 PM

    @BuckRogers1965 fun fact: My Canadian province, "British Columbia" came into existence about five years after the British invited six chiefs to a "peace conference" under a flag of truce and then had them lynched.

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