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MENTAL MODEL · M5761

Gunboat Diplomacy

Gunboat Diplomacy
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-28

CORE DEFINITION

Gunboat diplomacy is a term in international politics referring to a foreign policy in which a powerful state uses the display of its military force to compel other states to accept its demands.

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Gunboat diplomacy is a term in international politics referring to a foreign policy in which a powerful state uses the display of its military force to compel other states to accept its demands.

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A strategy that uses the display of naval force as a backing to apply diplomatic pressure and force the opponent to yield, substituting 'visible force' for direct warfare, representing a hard form of coercive diplomacy.

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