gunboat diplomacy



gunboat diplomacy

if a country uses gunboat diplomacy, it uses the threat of military force to make another country obey it Gunboat diplomacy is a dangerous option in the age of nuclear weapons.
See also: diplomacy, gunboat

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
EmilÍA-Icelandic
CalumKAL-umScottish
Izem-Northern African, Berber
JonahJO-nə (English)English, Biblical
KobyKO-beeEnglish (Modern)
Charlotteshar-LOT (French), SHAHR-lət (English), shahr-LAW-tə (German), shah-LOT (Swedish), shahr-LAWT-tə (Dutch)French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch