Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 53 destabilize 50 ease tensions 50 provoke 49 inflame 48 escalate 48 provocations 47 politicize 46 provocation 45 saber rattling 45 tensions 43 antagonize 43 escalation 43 destabilization 42 heightened tensions 42 alienate 42 aggravate 41 polarize 41 defuse 41 exacerbate 41 undermine 41 retaliate 41 complicate 40 embolden 40 marginalize 40 foment 40 rapprochement 40 militarily 39 retaliatory 39 incite 39 pre empt 38 brinkmanship 38 destabilizing 38 divert attention 38 retaliation 38 imposing sanctions 38 pacify 38 confrontation 38 impose sanctions 38 intensify 38 normalize relations 37 dissuade 37 instigate 37 stoke 37 precipitate 37 weaken 36 inflaming 36 provoking 36 allay 36 overshadow 36 isolate 36 bellicose 36 Lavrov 36 mollify 36 missile launches 36 conciliatory 36 bloodshed 36 Korean peninsula 35 mend fences 35 arouse 35 deepen 35 embarrass 35 sanctions 35 Churkin 35 forestall 35 jeopardize 35 demoralize 35 reprisals 35 punish 35 punitive measures 35 nuclear ambitions 35 derail 35 heighten 35 pre emptive strike 35 galvanize 34 deter 34 diplomatic 34 geopolitical tensions 34 preempt 34 depress 34 Security Council 34 provocative 34 UN Security 33 undercut 33 diplomacy 33 militarization 33 territorial dispute 33 incite violence 33 tension 33 missile 33 constructive dialogue 33 hardliners 33 demonize 33 repercussions 33 worsen 33 re ignite 33 rile 33 unilateral 33 scuttle 33 unsettle 33 upstage 33 foreshadow