diplomatic pressure
Statecraft without force
Diplomatic pressure is the use of political, economic, or strategic influence by one nation to persuade another to change its policies or behavior—short of military force.
It includes sanctions, trade restrictions, public condemnation, or the threat of reduced cooperation: The administration applied diplomatic pressure to secure the release of detained journalists.
The phrase implies leverage without open conflict.
- demarcheDiplomatic initiative or protest
- war of wordsProlonged public argument
- regime changeReplacement of governing power
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- arms embargoBan on military exports
covert operations · ultimatums · multilateralism · lobbying · behind closed doors · mediation · election interference · pulling strings · tariffs · frozen assets · travel ban · brinkmanship · backchannels · trade embargoes · negotiation · soft power · export controls · peacekeeping missions
- activismboycotts, activists, activist, advocate, demonstrating
- coercionduress, coercing, compelling, threat, forcing
- Korean PeninsulaKorean War, Pyongyang, South Korea, Korean Peninsula, armistice agreement
- military interventioninvasion, military intervention, coalition forces, allied forces, ground forces
- interventionsrescue, surgery, therapy, aid, assistance
- Foreign Interventionforeign volunteers, Soviet aid, Soviet advisors, military advisors, Luftwaffe
diplomatic pressuremilitary force
Armed combat personnel
military action · warfare · armed conflict · use of force · invasion
diplomatic pressurecarrots
Edible orange taproots
foreign aid · economic assistance · diplomatic engagement · rapprochement · conciliation
diplomatic pressurenon-intervention
Policy of staying uninvolved
isolationism · neutrality · non-interference · benign neglect · withdrawal