adventurism
noun
ad·ven·tur·ism
əd-ˈven-chə-ˌri-zəm 
: improvisation or experimentation (as in politics or military or foreign affairs) in the absence or in defiance of accepted plans or principles
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Brzezinski also pushed for a more confrontational U.S. response to Soviet adventurism abroad.
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Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
The Swazi course of action was to persistently report Boer encroachment to the British with the ultimate aim of convincing the British that Boer adventurism into Swaziland was a threat to British interests.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
There is extraordinary work that the United States must do to deter a conflict or, failing that, to deny and defeat Chinese military adventurism.
—Bonny Lin, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2025
This scenario was no doubt pushed by Vice President JD Vance and the more neo-isolationist members of the administration, who have been skeptical of U.S. military adventurism from the start.
—April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 9 May 2025
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Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
The Swazi course of action was to persistently report Boer encroachment to the British with the ultimate aim of convincing the British that Boer adventurism into Swaziland was a threat to British interests.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
There is extraordinary work that the United States must do to deter a conflict or, failing that, to deny and defeat Chinese military adventurism.
—Bonny Lin, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2025
This scenario was no doubt pushed by Vice President JD Vance and the more neo-isolationist members of the administration, who have been skeptical of U.S. military adventurism from the start.
—April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 9 May 2025
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“Adventurism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adventurism. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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