gunboat diplomacy
noun[U]
disapprovinguk/ˌɡʌn.bəʊt dɪˈpləʊ.mə.si/us/ˌɡʌn.boʊt dɪˈploʊ.mə.si/the use ofmilitarythreatsby astrongcountryagainst aweakercountryinorderto make thatcountryobeyit
（强国以武力威胁弱国的）炮舰外交Compare
power politics
International relations: diplomacy & mediation
- ambassador
- ambassadorial
- appease
- appeasement
- attaché
- diplomat
- diplomatic
- diplomatic bag
- diplomatic corps
- diplomatic immunity
- intercede
- intercession
- interventionism
- legation
- mediate
- mediation
- mediator
- shuttle diplomacy
- undiplomatic
- undiplomatically