checkbook diplomacy
Money buys allies
Checkbook diplomacy is the use of financial aid, loans, or economic incentives to influence other nations' policies or secure their political support.
The term is usually critical, implying that a country buys allegiance rather than earning it through shared values or mutual respect: Critics accused the superpower of practicing checkbook diplomacy in the Pacific islands.
Also spelled cheque-book diplomacy in British English.
- foreign aidCross-border governmental help
- aid packagesBundled assistance for crises
- briberyCorrupt payment for influence
- money talksRiches hold influence
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
alliances · financial leverage · deep pockets · donation · humanitarian aid · debt forgiveness · economic sanctions · economic warfare · disaster relief · monetary aid · trade agreements · quid pro quo · strings attached · strategic partnerships · soft power · technical assistance · regional influence · development programs
checkbook diplomacymilitary intervention
Use of troops abroad
gunboat diplomacy · saber-rattling · war · military action · invasion
checkbook diplomacyhard power
Influence via force or economic pressure
military force · coercion · intimidation · brute force · gunboat diplomacy
checkbook diplomacycultural diplomacy
International relations through arts
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