English-Finnish translations for divide and conquer

• hajota ja hallitse
  "Hajota ja hallitse" on ollut jo jonkin aikaa Kremlin politiikan ohjaava periaate. ‘Divide and conquer’ has been one of the guiding principles of the Kremlin’s policies for some time now.
  Olemme pääasiassa huolissamme siitä, että Yhdysvallat on käyttänyt hajota ja hallitse -strategiaa, ilmeisesti rankaisematta. We are primarily concerned with the fact that the US has used a 'divide and conquer' strategy, apparently with impunity.
  Silloin olin ja edelleen olen sitä mieltä, että Yhdysvallat on valinnut ”hajota ja hallitse” -strategian ehdottaessaan kahdenvälisiä sopimuksia viisumivapausohjelmansa puitteissa. I felt then and I still feel that the United States has opted for a divide and conquer strategy by proposing bilateral agreements within its Visa Waiver Program.

Definition of divide and conquer

• To use a combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy
• A strategy for achieving political or military control
• In order to rule securely, do not allow alliances between your enemies

Examples

• The quicksort algorithm is an example of divide and conquer.

Related words

• divide
• dividend
• divider
• divided
• undivided
• subdivided
• subdivide
• undividedly
• divide and rule