big stick

• Expressão idiomática política que designa o uso da força militar ou da ameaça de força para alcançar objetivos diplomáticos, associada à política externa de Theodore Roosevelt. A frase implica negociar a partir de uma posição de força.

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.

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   • 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.