Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 68 escalating 63 escalate 58 upsurge 49 intensification 48 increase 47 spike 46 escalates 45 destabilization 45 increases 45 escalated 44 rise 43 conflict 43 bloodshed 42 uptick 42 continuation 42 deterioration 41 incursion 41 provocations 41 decrease 41 pullback 40 instability 40 cessation 40 reduction 40 worsening 39 decline 39 politicization 39 redeployment 39 hostilities 39 surge 39 provocation 39 war 38 intensifying 38 hardening 38 rising 38 disengagement 38 withdrawal 38 ceasefire 37 normalization 37 spiraling 37 resumption 37 troop withdrawal 37 slowdown 37 supply disruptions 37 ratcheting 37 pullout 37 exodus 36 mobilization 36 destabilizing 36 increasing 36 intervention 36 buildup 36 proliferation 36 overreaction 36 reductions 35 reversal 35 disruption 35 displacement 35 miscalculation 35 unjustifiable 35 devaluation 35 rollback 35 deployment 35 upswing 35 influx 35 intransigence 35 divergence 35 upward trend 35 incursions 35 upturn 34 cease fire 34 skyrocketing 34 confrontation 34 rises 34 civilian casualties 34 destabilize 34 unrest 34 drawdown 34 preemptive 34 violence 34 exponential growth 34 retrenchment 34 rapprochement 34 increased 34 spiral 34 drop 33 wars 33 polarization 33 warfare 33 ongoing 33 protracted 33 unjustified 33 softening 33 inflationary 33 imposition 33 pre emptive 33 truce 33 endgame 33 shift 33 outbreak 33 deceleration 33 epidemic