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appeasement  

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  • Appeasement is an influence strategy employed by states in relations with adversaries. Most students of appeasement define it as a policy of easing tensions and avoiding war by eliminating an opponent's grievances. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Appeasement]

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