diplomatic incident
Embassy-sparked political crisis
A diplomatic incident is an event that strains relations between nations—typically an action by one country that offends, provokes, or embarrasses another.
These range from minor protocol breaches to serious confrontations: a diplomat caught spying, an unauthorized border crossing, inflammatory public statements by officials.
The ambassador's remarks about the president caused a diplomatic incident.
Such events may require formal apologies, expulsion of diplomats, or other measures to restore relations.
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- apologyStatement acknowledging wrongdoing
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Treaty ending a war
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Personal concern, not shared
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