Adventurism
defiance or disregard of accepted standards of behavior.
rash or irresponsible policies, methods, or actions, especially in political or international affairs.
contemporary examples
and his adventurism may already have cost the russian economy about $40 billion.
flex muscle spending has left putin’s russia in an economic freeze frame daniel gross april 10, 2014
seeking to consolidate and expand their authority, these statelets may face incentives for adventurism.
the u.s.’s ‘yadda, yadda, yadda’ doctrine for syria jeremy shapiro september 14, 2013
noun
recklessness, esp in politics and finance
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