Definition
The pursuit of foreign policy objectives with the aid of conspicuous displays of military power.
In Context
- "The British and French, who had sought to make policy by reviving 19th century gunboat diplomacy, had temporarily lost their credentials for world statesmanship."
- "China has ratcheted up its standard gunboat diplomacy—the repeated warnings that it would use force if necessary to unite the island and mainland—more than a month before Taiwanese voters go to the polls."
See Also
- commodity diplomacy
- diplomacy
- gunboat
- hostage diplomacy
- panda diplomacy
- ping-pong diplomacy
- sabre rattling
- show the flag