There are sharp internal arguments about the dangers of confrontation with Slobodan Milosevic, the Yugoslav president.
Today, the summitry is between the U.S. and China, a large part of which is to reduce the dangers of confrontation and conflict in cyberspace.
The danger of military confrontation on the peninsula is fairly remote, simply because the North cannot escape the devastating consequences of an attack.
But China experts in the United States say there is also a growing danger of a confrontation between American and Chinese forces in the waters of the Pacific, where Chinese ships have increasingly challenged the United States Navy.
Major Day, who was responsible for the governor's security, grew concerned because he feared that the approach of armed city police officers intending to arrest Mr. Johnson could create the danger of a confrontation, the people said.
American military officials say there is a growing danger of a confrontation between American and Chinese forces in the Pacific Ocean, where Chinese ships have begun to challenge the United States Navy.
The ouster of Morsi throws Egypt on an uncertain course, with a danger of further confrontation.
The danger of nuclear confrontation would keep all parties at bay and impose a great degree of self-restraint on their actions.
That is, until January, when the Doomsday Clock moved back to three minutes to midnight, pushed, once again, by the danger of nuclear confrontation.
But if they fail to respond to China's buildup, there is a danger that Beijing could miscalculate, throw its weight around and increase the risk of confrontation and even armed conflict.
