Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 54 exacerbate tensions 53 heighten tensions 51 stoke tensions 50 inflame tensions 50 aggravate tensions 47 escalate tensions 45 heighten tension 45 provoke backlash 44 provoke 41 inflame 41 inflame passions 41 enflame 40 ease tensions 40 stoking tensions 40 Escalating violence 40 heightening tensions 39 inflamed tensions 39 Himalayan territory 38 Uighur separatists 38 retaliatory 38 flared anew 38 Daily Trojan Forums 38 predominantly Muslim 38 Qur'an burning 38 heightened tensions 38 escalating tensions 38 defuse tensions 37 retaliatory attacks 37 tensions 37 confrontation 37 majority Shi'ites 37 territorial disputes 37 aggravate 37 incite 37 restive 36 defusing tensions 36 embolden terrorists 36 separatist Georgian 36 communal tension 36 escalate 36 enrage 36 punitive sanctions 35 bloodshed 35 Deadly clashes 35 intensify 35 Muslim sects 35 sectarian tensions 35 antagonize 35 retaliate 34 breakaway republics 34 erupt 34 unrest 34 polarize 34 renegade province 34 heightened tension 34 react violently 34 ethnic strife 34 eventual unification 34 stoke 34 Clashes erupt 34 heal rifts 34 provoke sectarian 34 simmering tensions 34 stoked tensions 34 easing tensions 33 protectionist backlash 33 foment unrest 33 sowing discord 33 retaliatory strikes 33 retaliation 33 infuriate 33 awaiting reunification 33 Turkish incursion 33 flashpoint 33 provoking 33 territorial sovereignty 33 mend ties 33 Violence flared 33 PLEASE NOTE Commenting 33 ethnic rioting 33 deliberate provocation 33 separatist movements 33 destabilize 33 Fierce clashes 33 escalation 33 retributive 33 naval skirmish 33 potentially destabilizing 32 defuse tension 32 Partnership Agreement CEPA 32 reprisal attacks 32 Korean peninsula 32 roil 32 widening rift 32 eventual reunification 32 backfire 32 civilian casualties 32 bellicose rhetoric 32 diplomatic spat 32 increasingly assertive 32 Prophet Muhammad cartoons