Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 40 heightened tensions 36 Korean peninsula 32 ease tensions 31 tensions 31 US allied 30 territorial dispute 29 closest ally 29 unrest 29 simmering 28 turmoil 28 nuclear ambitions 27 instability 27 flashpoint 27 disputed islands 27 South Korean warship 27 ethnic tensions 26 intensifying 26 predominantly Muslim 26 friction 26 US backed 26 roiled 26 heightened 26 restive 25 tension 24 diplomatic ties 24 intensified 24 rapprochement 23 geopolitical tensions 23 normalize relations 23 standoff 23 tense 23 uncertainty 23 fractious 23 rancor 23 mistrust 22 strained 22 diplomatic relations 22 clashes 22 breakaway regions 22 escalating 22 upheaval 22 Tensions 22 discord 21 tumult 21 bitterly divided 21 sectarian tensions 21 wariness 21 worries 21 disagreements 21 hardliners 21 bloodshed 20 largely symbolic 20 rifts 20 wrangling 20 Tension 20 cast shadow 20 racial tensions 19 feuding 19 disputes 19 acrimony 19 souring 19 distrust 19 missile launches 18 escalation 18 destabilizing 18 violent clashes 18 unease 18 dispute 18 saber rattling 18 destabilized 18 rancorous 17 acrimonious 17 deeply divided 17 nervousness 17 Disputes 17 anxiety 16 fears 16 rift 16 antagonism 16 destabilize 16 disputed 16 stoked fears 16 resentment 16 assertiveness 16 uneasiness 16 disagreement 15 confrontation 15 confrontations 15 feud 15 animosity 14 dissension 14 conciliatory 14 hostility 14 uneasy 13 furor 13 heated debate 13 enmity 13 soured 10 disquiet 10 uproar 6 loggerheads