diplomacy vs. force theme
The question of when to use peaceful diplomacy and when to resort to brute force is featured.
13 total · 1 choice · 5 major · 7 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| voy5x04 | choice | Janeway debated with Seven about how to face the Species 8472 |
| movie: Mars Attacks (1996) | major | Mixed messages from the Martians (i.e. they insisted that the came in peace but committed a massacre and made other attacks) left the President struggling over whether to continue engage peacefully with the Martians or to launch a counter attack. |
| tc1983e05 | major | A point of the story is that Ptolemy XII "Fluter" embarked on a charm offensive to Rome where he sought to dazzle and bribe his way to recognition for both Egypt and himself. Many people in the Egyptian court were aghast at his sycophantic and weak approach. Some called for war. |
| tng3x12 | major | negotiate with terrorists or not |
| tng7x08 | major | Riker and Kes arguing about how to approach the Prytt |
| tos2x10 | major | Federation approach to getting access to Halkan dilithium vs. savage mirror universe guys approach |
| bbf5x03 | minor | Garibaldi and Sheridan discussed the possibly necessary application of force |
| ds97x02 | minor | Kimara Cretak was authorized to use force or diplomacy to end blockade, but preferred diplomacy. |
| ent1x15 | minor | Crew favored negotiating with rebels to free Archer and T'Pol, but the Vulcan captain Sopek took the initiative and raided the compound where they were being held. |
| ent2x15 | minor | Tarah let it be know to Shran that she thought diplomacy was doomed to fail and a military option was to be preferred in the territorial dispute with the Vulcans. |