deescalations
Cooling off situations
Deescalations are acts of reducing the intensity or severity of a conflict, crisis, or tense situation.
The term appears most often in discussions of diplomacy, policing, and conflict resolution: The negotiations led to deescalations on both sides.
A deescalation aims to prevent violence or defuse hostility before it worsens.
Intervention to resolve conflict
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- truceAgreed halt to hostilities
reconciliation · stand-down · disarmament · withdrawal · compromise · détente · rapprochement · confidence-building
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- accordHarmony between parties
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
envoy · ambassador · bilateral · multilateral · statesmanship · international-relations · goodwill · conciliation
mediation
Intervention to resolve conflict
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
truce · reconciliation · stand-down · disarmament · withdrawal · compromise · détente · rapprochement · confidence-building · peacekeeping
summit
Peak or diplomatic gathering
dialogue · envoy · ambassador · bilateral · multilateral · statesmanship · international-relations · goodwill · conciliation · protocol
calming
Inducing a settled state
- defusingNeutralizing an explosive device
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- diffusingSpreading particles or light
restraint · patience · composure · temperance · time-out · empathy · reassurance
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Increases in intensity
escalation · intensifications · provocations · exacerbations · aggravations
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Increases in intensity
provocations · aggressions · intensifications · confrontations · incitements