Gunboat diplomacy

Rarity: Uncommon

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What Wikipedia says

Gunboat diplomacy is the pursuit of foreign policy objectives with the aid of conspicuous displays of naval power, implying or constituting a direct threat of warfare should terms not be agreeable to the superior force.

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