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checkbook diplomacy

checkbook diplomacy noun: a foreign policy which openly uses foreign aid and investment between countries to curry diplomatic favor.

Noun

checkbook diplomacy (countable and uncountable, plural checkbook diplomacies)

  1. A foreign policy which openly uses foreign aid and investment between countries to curry diplomatic favor.
    • Japan's initial contribution to Kabul resembled “checkbook diplomacy plus” with a pledge of ODA plus the dispatch of the Maritime SDF to the Indian Ocean. These steps appeared sufficient.2014, Dennis T. Yasutomo, Japan's Civil-Military Diplomacy: The Banks of the Rubicon, Routledge, →ISBN

Forms of checkbook diplomacy

pluralcheckbook diplomacies
alternative formchequebook diplomacy

Questions about checkbook diplomacy

What does checkbook diplomacy mean?
Checkbook diplomacy means a foreign policy which openly uses foreign aid and investment between countries to curry diplomatic favor.
What part of speech is checkbook diplomacy?
Checkbook diplomacy is a noun.
What is the plural of checkbook diplomacy?
The plural of checkbook diplomacy is checkbook diplomacies.

Words near checkbook diplomacy in the dictionary

  1. checkbite
  2. checkbites
  3. checkboard
  4. checkboards
  5. checkbook
  6. checkbook diplomacy
  7. checkbook journalism
  8. checkbook money
  9. checkbooks
  10. checkbox
  11. checkbox compliance

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