international conflict
Nations at odds
International conflict is a dispute or clash between nations, ranging from diplomatic tensions and economic sanctions to armed warfare.
The term covers trade wars, territorial disputes, and military confrontations: The border skirmish threatened to escalate into full-scale international conflict.
In academic and policy contexts, international conflict often implies something short of declared war—the gray zone of hostile relations between states.
- warArmed struggle between groups
- boots on the groundMilitary presence in area
- no man's landUnowned space between enemies
- hostile territoryArea controlled by adversaries
- peace treatiesFormal agreements ending wars
proxy wars · nuclear threat · foreign intervention · refugee crises · safe zone · territorial disputes · cold war · blood diamond · reconciliation efforts · resource scarcity · economic inequality · economic sanctions · trade wars · cyber warfare · political instability · ceasefires · peace talks · Geneva Conventions
- international litigationcross-border disputes, service of process, comity, enforcement actions, applicable law
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Domestic armed conflict
internal conflict · civil strife · civil unrest · sectarian violence · domestic terrorism
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Absence of war worldwide
world peace · global harmony · international cooperation · international accord · peaceful coexistence
international conflictinternational diplomacy
Relations between nations
international trade · foreign aid · cultural exchange · diplomacy · treaty
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