gunboat diplomacy

Noun

 * 1)  The pursuit of foreign policy objectives with the aid of conspicuous displays of military power.
 * 2) * 1956 Dec. 3, Acclaim & Misgivings, Time:
 * The British and French, who had sought to make policy by reviving 19th century gunboat diplomacy, had temporarily lost their credentials for world statesmanship.
 * 1) * 2004 Feb, 21, Yan Hua, China warns Taiwan with military exercises, Asia Times Online (retrieved 23 March 2015) :
 * China has ratcheted up its standard gunboat diplomacy—the repeated warnings that it would use force if necessary to unite the island and mainland—more than a month before Taiwanese voters go to the polls.

Translations

 * Danish: kanonbådsdiplomati
 * Finnish:
 * French: diplomatie de la canonnière, politique de la canonnière
 * Hebrew:
 * Ukrainian: диплома́тія каноне́рок