Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 54 escalating tensions 53 heightened tensions 52 easing tensions 51 stoking tensions 49 heightened tension 47 Clashes erupted 47 tensions 46 stoked tensions 46 heighten tensions 46 inflaming 46 inflamed tensions 45 violent clashes 44 clashes erupted 43 ease tensions 43 escalate tensions 43 defuse tension 43 fomenting 42 provoking 42 Violence erupted 42 clashes 41 inflame tensions 41 unrest 41 Sporadic clashes 41 tensions flared 41 standoff 41 flashpoint 41 exacerbate tensions 41 tense standoff 41 saber rattling 40 destabilizing 40 stoking 40 inciting violence 40 territorial dispute 40 restive 40 rioting 39 sectarian clashes 39 sporadic clashes 39 Protests erupted 39 defuse tensions 39 disputed 39 stoking fears 39 fomenting unrest 39 inciting 39 flared anew 38 provocation 38 enflamed 38 Tensions 38 fierce clashes 38 roiled 38 tense 38 protesters massed 38 Violent clashes 38 bloodshed 38 fired teargas 37 sectarian tensions 37 provocations 37 erupted 37 increasingly assertive 37 defusing 37 angering 37 diplomatic spat 37 disputed maritime 37 US allied 37 tension 37 confrontational stance 37 simmering 37 escalating 37 territorial disputes 37 skirmishes 36 ethnic tensions 36 confrontation 36 Yellow Sea 36 violence wracked 36 Gunfire erupted 36 normalizing ties 36 leader Andry Rajoelina 36 Clashes 36 deepening 36 confrontations 36 heightening 36 Islamist militants 36 reclusive communist 35 erupting 35 communal clashes 35 naval drills 35 retaliatory attacks 35 foment unrest 35 inflame 35 breakaway republic 35 Tension prevailed 35 heightening fears 35 ex Soviet republic 35 unrests 35 battles raged 35 President Gen. Pervez 35 rapprochement 35 Pyongyang 34 gunbattles 34 simmering tension 34 ethnically divided 34 Violent protests