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10 Language-to-English DictionariesKanonenbootpolitik
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Kanonenbootpolitik
"Die historische Ära der Kanonenbootpolitik ist vorbei."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The pursuit of foreign policy objectives through the conspicuous display of naval power, implying or effectively threatening warfare if terms are not accepted.
"The superpower engaged in intense gunboat-diplomacy by dispatching an aircraft carrier strike group to the contested strait." - 2
Any coercive political strategy or negotiation backed by the threat of military force.
"Economic sanctions combined with military drills amounted to a modern form of gunboat-diplomacy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late 19th-century practice of western imperial powers deploying gunboats (small, heavily armed naval vessels) to intimidate weaker foreign states into compliance. The term translates the German 'Kanonenbootpolitik', reflecting the geopolitical strategy famously associated with Western powers and the European scramble for influence.
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diplomatie de la canonnière
Transliteration: diplomatie de la canonnière
"La crise a été gérée par une tactique de diplomatie de la canonnière."
Kanonenbootpolitik
Transliteration: Kanonenbootpolitik
"Die historische Ära der Kanonenbootpolitik ist vorbei."
diplomazia delle cannoniere
Transliteration: diplomazia delle cannoniere
"Il governo ha usato la diplomazia delle cannoniere per proteggere i propri interessi commerciali."
diplomacia de cañoneros
Transliteration: diplomacia de cañoneros
"La diplomacia de cañoneros ya no es aceptable en el derecho internacional moderno."
diplomacia das canhoneiras
Transliteration: diplomacia das canhoneiras
"A diplomacia das canhoneiras marcou as relações coloniais do século XIX."
तोपबंदूक कूटनीति
Transliteration: topbanduk kutniti
"महाशक्तियों ने हमेशा तोपबंदूक कूटनीति का उपयोग किया है।"
炮舰外交
Transliteration: pào jiàn wài jiāo
"近代历史充满了西方列强的炮舰外交。"
건보트 외교
Transliteration: geonboteu oegyo
"그 국가는 해군력을 동원한 건보트 외교를 펼쳤다."
砲艦外交
Transliteration: hōkan gaikō
"植民地時代には砲艦外交が頻繁に行われた。"
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