Sentences with phrase «military escalation»
"military escalation" refers to a situation when there is a gradual increase in the intensity or level of military actions taken by one or more countries. It means that conflicts or tensions between nations are getting more serious and could potentially lead to more significant military actions such as increased troop deployments, use of advanced weaponry, or even war. Full definition
On Tuesday, North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japanese territory, continuing a trend of military escalation with the U.S. and its allies Japan and South Korea.
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But it is unlikely Russia would risk a significant military escalation with NATO by doing anything more aggressive.
However, if both sides rely on military escalation and brinksmanship as their main negotiating tactic, the most likely result may be a head - on collision.
Chinese cities, for example, saw slight declines in their livability scores due to the ongoing territorial disputes taking place in the South China Sea, which has seen military escalation from several countries.
China's Foreign Ministry urged all relevant parties to stick to political settlements in an attempt to prevent further military escalation, according to reports.
If military escalation takes place, oil prices will just fly up, because Persian gull and especially Ormuzian strait are critical for oil transferring.
«He [Kerry] made clear that continued military escalation and provocation in Crimea or elsewhere in Ukraine, along with steps to annex Crimea to Russia would close any available space for diplomacy, and he urged utmost restraint,» a US state department spokesperson said.
One was enormous military escalation, publicly announced in late July, of the nation's involvement in Vietnam.
The popular Dr. Seuss has published a new book, but one totally inappropriate for children, a book engaged in a primitive form of military escalation, and a story with no resolution.
The prospect of a military escalation in Syria comes after members of the United Nations Security Council failed to agree on a concerted international response on Tuesday.
I became uneasy when I began to realize that the grandfather in the book was engaged in a primitive form of military escalation.
A performance featured during the summer at the Manchester International Festival attempted to tackle the following timeless question: if women ruled the world, would they confront pressing social and political issues — such as climate change, military escalation and mass migration — in qualitatively different ways?