international crisis

noun

A sequence of interactions between the governments of two or more sovereign states in severe conflict, short of actual war, but involving the perception of a dangerously high probability of war.

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Meanings

nouninternational crisis (plural international crises)

plural international crises

  1. geopoliticsA sequence of interactions between the governments of two or more sovereign states in severe conflict, short of actual war, but involving the perception of a dangerously high probability of war.
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