big stick

• Idiome politique désignant l'utilisation de la force militaire ou de la menace de la force pour atteindre des objectifs diplomatiques, associé à la politique étrangère de Theodore Roosevelt. L'expression implique de négocier en position de force.

A political idiom referring to the use of military power or the threat of force to achieve diplomatic goals, famously associated with Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy. The phrase implies negotiating from a position of strength.

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   A political strategy of negotiating peacefully while maintaining a strong military threat.

   la politique du gros bâton

   • The president's foreign policy was based on the big stick approach.
   • He used the big stick strategy to intimidate his opponents.
   • The big stick policy was famously associated with Theodore Roosevelt.