chequebook diplomacy

English

Noun

chequebook diplomacy (countable and uncountable, plural chequebook diplomacies)

1. Alternative spelling of checkbook diplomacy
   • [2023 July 6, Annalena Baerbock, “Russia’s war on Ukraine has forced us in Germany to think differently about our role in the world”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     For decades, German governments pursued what came to be known as “chequebook diplomacy” – the belief that our cash rather than our soldiers should help resolve conflicts.]