Policy of deliberate ambiguity

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A policy of deliberate ambiguity (also known as a policy of strategic ambiguity) is the practice by a country of being intentionally ambiguous on certain aspects of its foreign policy or whether it possesses certain weapons of mass destruction. It may be useful if the country has contrary foreign and domestic policy goals or if it wants to take advantage of risk aversion to abet a deterrence strategy. Such a policy can be very risky as it may cause misinterpretation of a nation's intentions, leading to actions that contradict that nation's wishes.

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[edit] People's Republic of China (mainland China) and Republic of China (Taiwan)

[edit] United States

[edit] Israel

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See Eric M. Eisenberg (2007), Strategic ambiguities: Essays on communication, organization, and identity. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.