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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdiplomatie coercitive
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /di.plo.ma.si kɔ.ɛʁ.si.tiv/
"La diplomatie coercitive a évité un conflit militaire ouvert."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A diplomatic strategy that uses the threat of force or limited military action to persuade an opponent to halt or reverse an action.
"The government engaged in coercive diplomacy to force the neighboring regime to withdraw its troops from the border." - 2
The practice of exerting severe political or economic pressure to achieve international strategic objectives without resorting to full-scale war.
"Economic sanctions are frequently employed as a primary tool of modern coercive diplomacy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'coercive', derived from the Latin 'coercere' (meaning to constrain, restrain, or compel), and 'diplomacy', stemming from the Greek 'diploma' (referring to folded official documents). Popularized in international relations theory during the Cold War era by political scientists like Alexander George, it denotes the statecraft strategy of using threatened or limited force to persuade an adversary to alter their behavior.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Coercive diplomacy" is said worldwide
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diplomatie coercitive
Transliteration: /di.plo.ma.si kɔ.ɛʁ.si.tiv/
"La diplomatie coercitive a évité un conflit militaire ouvert."
zwingende Diplomatie
Transliteration: /ˈtsvɪŋəndə dɪploˈmat͡si̯ə/
"Durch zwingende Diplomatie versuchte das Land, den Vertrag zu ändern."
diplomazia coercitiva
Transliteration: /di.plo.maˈt͡si.ja ko.er.tʃiˈvi.ta/
"La diplomazia coercitiva richiede una chiara dimostrazione di forza."
diplomacia coercitiva
Transliteration: /di.ploˈma.sja koeɾ.siˈti.βa/
"La diplomacia coercitiva busca influir en las decisiones del adversario."
diplomacia coercitiva
Transliteration: /dʒi.plo.maˈsi.ɐ ko.eʁ.siˈtʃi.vɐ/
"O uso de sanções faz parte da estratégia de diplomacia coercitiva."
बाध्यकारी कूटनीति
Transliteration: badhyakari kutniti
"बाध्यकारी कूटनीति का उद्देश्य शत्रु पक्ष को झुकने के लिए मजबूर करना है।"
强权外交
Transliteration: qiángquán wàijiāo
"该国通过强权外交迫使对方重返谈判桌。"
강압적 외교
Transliteration: gangapjeok oegyo
"정부는 상대국을 압박하기 위해 강압적 외교를 사용했습니다."
강압적 외교
Transliteration: kyōatsuteki gaikō
Script: 強圧的外交
"強圧的外交は戦争を回避するための手段としても用いられる。"
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