The term "gunboat diplomacy" comes from the nineteenth-century period of imperialism, when Western powers – from Europe and the United States – would intimidate other, less powerful entities into granting … See more

Gunboat diplomacy is considered a form of hegemony. As the United States became a military power in the first decade of the 20th century, the Rooseveltian version of gunboat diplomacy, Big Stick Diplomacy, was partially superseded by dollar diplomacy: … See more

• Fleet in being
• Deterrence theory
• Peace through strength
• Intervention (international law)
• Interventionism (politics) See more

Diplomat and naval thinker James Cable spelled out the nature of gunboat diplomacy in a series of works published between 1971 and 1993. In these, he defined the phenomenon as "the use or threat of limited naval force, otherwise than as an act of … See more

18th century
• Anson's visit to Canton in 1741
19th century
• Second Barbary War (1815)
• Pastry War (1838–39) See more

• Arnold, Bruce Makoto (2005). Diplomacy Far Removed: A Reinterpretation of the U.S. Decision to Open Diplomatic Relations with Japan (Thesis). University of Arizona. [5]
• Cable, James: Gunboat diplomacy. Political Applications of Limited Naval Forces, … See more