Every time even the slightest scuffle breaks out in Tahrir or nearby (October, November, December) it sends instant waves of information through the Internet, causing hundreds or even thousands of young activists to show up and escalate the violence through the sheer force of crowd presence.
If ordered to escalate the use of force on civilian protesters, the armed forces may refuse regime orders and let the revolution take its course or even turn their arms against the very government they've been tasked to defend.
States should ensure that appropriate higher authorities are involved in the decisions to escalate the use of force.
Many have blamed Russia for escalating the crisis, forcing Mr Yanukovych into a corner, and insisting on seeing Ukraine's future as a zero-sum game, in which any integration with the EU means a defeat for Russia's geopolitical interests.So why did Russia back off?
Instead, the United States would be forced to escalate the war by retaliating against cities.
Lawmakers were also worried about the strategy behind the call for limited strikes, which they feared could escalate the conflict and strengthen opposition forces aligned with Al Qaeda.
SANA, Yemen — For the first time since fighting broke out here in the Yemeni capital, Sana International Airport came under direct attack on Sunday night, in a possible move by opposition forces to escalate the conflict with the government.
Richard Barrett, former head of counterterrorism at MI6, said air strikes and the decision by Cameron to arm Kurdish forces could escalate the threat against the west, hardening the resolve of jihadists to such an extent that fighters from Isis and al-Qaida might join forces.
It was thought that the capture of Bihać by Serb forces would escalate the war and worsen a growing rift between the United States, France and the United Kingdom, with the U.S. and European powers advocating different approaches to preservation of the area.
Responding with greater force and attempting to escalate the battle could be dangerous, too.
In the Vietnam War, the United States gradually escalated the use of force and declared periodic pauses in its bombing campaign.
