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Definition of Gunboat diplomacy
1. Noun. Diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain their objectives.
Definition of Gunboat diplomacy
1. Noun. (idiomatic) The pursuit of foreign policy objectives with the aid of conspicuous displays of military power. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gunboat Diplomacy
Literary usage of Gunboat diplomacy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Beating International Terrorism: An Action Strategy for Preemption and by Stephen Sloan (1992)
"What we are now witnessing is a variant of the gunboat diplomacy practiced by
the major imperial powers during the last century. ..."
2. Intervention Or Neglect: The United States and Central America Beyond the 1980s by Linda Robinson (1991)
"Quoted in George C. Wilson, "Bush Turns to gunboat diplomacy," Washington Post,
May 12, 1989, A27. 12. A number of Latin American leaders praised Bush for ..."
3. Economic Sanctions and American Diplomacy by Richard Haass (1998)
"... sanctions were not enforced militarily against OAS members (because doing so
was not considered necessary and would have smacked of gunboat diplomacy). ..."
4. India and the United States: Estranged Democracies, 1941-1991 by Dennis Kux (1994)
"... and, in a late 20th century version of gunboat diplomacy, threatening India
by sending the aircraft carrier Enterprise toward the Bay of Bengal. ..."
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