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PRONUNCIATION OF GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY

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Gunboat diplomacy is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gunboat diplomacy

Gunboat diplomacy

In international politics, gunboat diplomacy refers to the pursuit of foreign policy objectives with the aid of conspicuous displays of naval power—implying or constituting a direct threat of warfare, should terms not be agreeable to the superior force.

Definition of gunboat diplomacy in the English dictionary

The definition of gunboat diplomacy in the dictionary is diplomacy conducted by threats of military intervention, esp by a major power against a militarily weak state.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY

gun for
gun laws
gun licence
gun lobby
gun moll
gun room
gun turret
gun-shy
gun-toting
gunboat
guncotton
gundy
gunfight
gunfighter
gunfighting
gunfire
gunflint
gung ho
gunge
gungy

WORDS THAT END LIKE GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY

animacy
contumacy
diathermacy
diplomacy
dollar diplomacy
illegitimacy
intimacy
legitimacy
pharmacy
polypharmacy
primacy
shuttle diplomacy
supremacy
ultimacy
White supremacy

Synonyms and antonyms of gunboat diplomacy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gunboat diplomacy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY

Find out the translation of gunboat diplomacy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gunboat diplomacy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gunboat diplomacy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

炮舰外交
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

diplomacia de las cañoneras
570 millions of speakers

English

gunboat diplomacy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gunboat कूटनीति
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

دبلوماسية البوارج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дипломатия канонерок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

diplomacia das canhoneiras
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্দুক কূটনীতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

diplomatie de la canonnière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Diplomasi tembikar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kanonenboot-Diplomatie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

砲艦外交
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전함 외교
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Diplomasi gunboat
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

ngoại giao pháo hạm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துப்பாக்கி படகு இராஜதந்திரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गनबोट डिप्लोमसी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gemi bot diploması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diplomazia delle cannoniere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kanonierka dyplomacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дипломатія канонерок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

diplomația canoniera
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διπλωματία των κανονιοφόρων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kanon neer boot diplomasie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kanonbåtsdiplomati
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kanonbåt diplomati
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gunboat diplomacy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY»

The term «gunboat diplomacy» is normally little used and occupies the 129.804 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gunboat diplomacy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY»

Discover the use of gunboat diplomacy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gunboat diplomacy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gunboat Diplomacy 1919-1991: Political Applications of ...
Now fully revised and brought up to date after the collapse of the Soviet empire and the end of the cold war, this third edition of a book that was already a modern classic has a foreword by Admiral of the Fleet Sir Julian Oswald.
James Cable, 1994
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Gunboat diplomacy and the bomb: nuclear proliferation and ...
With a special focus on U.S. naval power, this book asks whether nuclear proliferation will limit options and opportunities the U.S. would otherwise have.
Eric H. Arnett, 1989
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Imperial Skirmishes: War and Gunboat Diplomacy in Latin America
War and Gunboat Diplomacy in Latin America Andrew Graham-Yooll ... of gunboat diplomacy. Using contemporary press reports, unpublished correspondence and first-hand recollections of battles and skirmishes, it analyses how distant wars ...
Andrew Graham-Yooll, 2002
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Don Pacifico: the acceptable face of gunboat diplomacy
The house of Don Pacifico, president of the Jewish community in Athens, was looted by a mob in April 1847.
Derek Taylor, 2008
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Gunboat diplomacy, 1919-1979: political applications of ...
Overskrifter: Definitions.
James Cable, 1981
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Maritime Diplomacy in the 21st Century: Drivers and Challenges
The limits of force Cable goes on to suggest that the act of gunboat diplomacy is, in essence, the use or threat of limited naval force, otherwise as an act of war. It is important to note the use of the term 'force' here, rather than 'power'.
Christian Le Mière, 2014
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Influence Without Boots on the Ground: Seaborne Crisis Response
Geoffrey Till (New York: St. Martin's, 1984); Ghosh, “Revisiting Gunboat Diplomacy.” 109. Thomas Goodall, “Gunboat Diplomacy: Does It Have a Place in the 1990s?” (student paper, Marine Corps Univ. Command and Staff College, 1991), ...
Larissa Förster, Naval War College Press (U.S.), 2013
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Upholding Democracy: The United States Military Campaign in ...
Gunboat Diplomacy in the Wilson Era: The U.S. Navy in Haiti, 1915-1916. 17. Healy, Gunboat Diplomacy, pp. 31-33. 1 8. Healy, Gunboat Diplomacy, pp. 53-58. 19. See Appendix B for Caperton's operations order to his force. 20. See Healy ...
John R. Ballard, 1998
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Shaping U.S. Military Forces: Revolution or Relevance after ...
Gunboat diplomacy lies in the grey area between coercive diplomacy and undeclared war.70 These operations are about the president's constitutional responsibility to conduct foreign relations; diplomacy, even aggressive diplomacy , is the ...
D. Robert Worley, 2005
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Diplomacy, The Only Legitimate Way of Conducting ...
In international politics, gunboat diplomacy refers to the pursuit of foreign policy objectives with the aid of conspicuous displays of military power — implying or cons Origin of the term. The term comes from the age of warring Colonialism, where ...
Dr. Mohammad Younus Fahim

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gunboat diplomacy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Alexis Tsipras aims to steer eurozone bailout plan through Greek …
... after the Greek prime minister accepted a third bailout programme that one analyst said came after a weekend of “gunboat diplomacy”. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Can Europe Go To War To Force Greece To Pay Its Debts?
So, gunboat diplomacy was indeed used to make sure that debtors coughed up. And this was all brought to a halt by the Second Hague ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
3
Economists: Will the Greek bailout deal work?
... when he told CNBC on Monday: "The result of gunboat diplomacy can only be uncertainty”. Erian said that the Greek bailout was "in relative ... «Anadolu Agency, Jul 15»
4
East Asian Security in the Age of the Chinese Mega-Cutter
This allows Chinese ships to aggressively engage the state and private craft of other countries without conjuring images of gunboat diplomacy ... «ISN, Jul 15»
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Lesotho, the hole in SA's heart
... president Nelson Mandela's gunboat diplomacy in invading Lesotho in 1998 as it is with Thabo Mbeki's alleged clandestine diplomacy in the ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
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President Granger dismisses claims of provoking Venezuela
... economic zone by a Venezuelan naval corvette, therefore, was a dangerous and egregious exhibition of gunboat diplomacy” Granger said. «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
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Greek Finance Minister Attends Talks With Angela Merkel In …
They called it gunboat diplomacy, and it cared little for the fate of those at the wrong end of the guns. While the modern financial services era ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
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A Showdown in Europe
... in a world in which the use of military force to collect debts is no longer considered acceptable (as it was in the days of gunboat diplomacy in ... «Commentary Magazine, Jul 15»
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The Greek crisis shows Europe's 1% winning, just like their cousins …
Articles with useful insights about Europe's crisis: “Greece, The Euro and Gunboat Diplomacy” by Karl Whelan (Prof Economics, University ... «Fabius Maximus website, Jul 15»
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Sun Sets on the British Empire
It was during that period that Britain's terror operation—the gunboat diplomacy—was first known. The first Opium War exposed the danger. «Mainstream, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Gunboat diplomacy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/gunboat-diplomacy>. May 2024 ».
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