Escalation
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This amounted to an
escalation
of China’s already assertive stance in the region, with Chinese President Xi Jinping routinely sending maritime-surveillance and fishery law-enforcement ships to the waters surrounding the islands, spurring protests in South Korea and Japan.
Third, in this game of bluff and chicken, geography provides North Korea with local
escalation
dominance.
Japan’s somewhat fragile recovery could be derailed by an
escalation
of its territorial conflict with China, which is both a major market for Japanese goods and deeply integrated into Japanese firms’ supply chains.
Both have backers among the major powers, and both deliberately whip up religious fanatics; but theological differences are not the key to understanding the
escalation
of violence.
Some of Kennedy’s most ardent admirers still like to believe that he would have prevented the
escalation
of the Vietnam War had he lived longer.
But the episode represented a serious
escalation
of hostilities and served as an important reminder of the vulnerability of nuclear reactors in warzones.
And, because any such plane would necessarily be flying the flag of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Turkey, or another member of the coalition fighting the Islamic State, it is not hard to envisage how Russia’s involvement could lead to international
escalation
of Syria’s civil war.
The reputational impact of each new settlement is modest, despite the
escalation
in the level of fines imposed.
But that measure, instead of restoring financial calm, led to an
escalation
of expectations regarding what the state could and should do, and exacerbated social tensions.
Besides, thanks to governmental control of public broadcasters and generous public subsidies to private media outlets, both sides can deploy a reliable army of fiercely motivated journalists and intellectuals whose incendiary comments are contributing to the conflict’s
escalation.
The strategy applies
escalation
and de-escalation of power in a flexible manner and avails itself of all instruments of politics and power – soft and hard.
Escalation
of the crisis by the US at this stage would merely play into Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hands and expose the West as a paper tiger.
They were too busy discussing the crisis in Syria – which now poses a real threat of international
escalation
– as well as the diplomatic, strategic, and economic consequences of the nuclear agreement with Iran.
In particular, the North Korean nuclear threat remains acute, with the possibility of a sudden
escalation
raising the risk of conflict between the US and China.
This
escalation
occurred without using weapons of mass destruction.
Because of its size and systemic influence, and assuming it remains willing to incur the risk of suffering some damage in the process, the US is destined to win a tit-for-tat tariff
escalation.
One is that nuclear weapons give political leaders the equivalent of a crystal ball that shows what their world would look like after
escalation.
These follow a predictable pattern, locking the two sides into an
escalation
that will push toward a total and final confrontation.
Despite their legitimate fears of military
escalation
in the South China Sea, Southeast Asia’s citizens remain optimistic that a peaceful, diplomatic resolution will be achieved, and that China will fulfill its commitment to forge a code of conduct for activities in ASEAN’s maritime heartland.
To fail would risk igniting a severe political backlash, including a spontaneous
escalation
of anti-regime activities.
More threats will only push the international community further along the spiral of
escalation
and, possibly, into military action.
If the six governments want to avoid the
escalation
spiral and curb the proliferation dynamic, they need to change strategy and objective.
In the days following the strikes, fears of further military
escalation
have subsided.
Likewise, the recent
escalation
in cross-border fighting between Israel and Gaza-based Palestinian militants could be a sign of things to come.
The Soviet Union, also recognizing the risks of continued escalation, responded by proposing a compromise.
In the 1960s, President Johnson feared the risk of a new 1930s-style Great Depression, and responded with an increase in domestic social spending ("the Great Society") at the same time as the
escalation
of the war in Vietnam boosted military expenditure.
Israeli assassination campaigns against militants have merely led to further
escalation
on the Palestinian side.
Indeed, opinion polls conducted in Gaza show a spike in support for Hamas after every Israeli
escalation.
Despite the alarming
escalation
in violence, fears of civil war in Kenya are probably exaggerated.
And, on the international front, MBS’s
escalation
with Iran could spin out of his control.
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