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
Aspasia-Ancient Greek
Aristeides-Ancient Greek
EarnestUR-nəstEnglish
EvanEV-ən (English)Welsh, English
SaraiSER-ie (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Augustus[ɔ:'gʌstəs]