Noun
diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain their objectives
Source: WordNetGerman gunboat diplomacy in China in the age of imperialism), Bochum 2004. Source: Internet
President Lyndon Johnson had ordered the invasion to stem what he claimed to be a "Communist threat", however the mission appeared ambiguous and was roundly condemned throughout the hemisphere as a return to gunboat diplomacy. Source: Internet