diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain their objectives
methods by which powerful governments demonstrate their strength in order to influence world events
International diplomacy in which each nation uses or threatens to use military or economic power to further its own interests: "The Cold War undermined the Wilsonian dream of a world beyond power politics" (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.). when a country or person attempts to get power and influence by using or threatening to use force or other actions, especially against another country