Sentence examples for escalation dilemma from inspiring English sources
However, by raising the cost of further aggression to the Kremlin it may give it what some are describing as an "escalation dilemma".
"The UN are in the usual dilemma: it knows that the escalation of violence can have explosive consequences in the Great Lakes region but at the same time it relies on the Africans to solve this crisis," said Thierry Vircoulon, Central African consultant at the International Crisis Group, referencing mediation efforts nominally overseen by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.
He points to the rarely acknowledged dilemma that, even before the current escalation, giving in to Hamas's demands would have been perceived as a reward for violent "resistance" and would therefore have served to cement Hamas's grip on power and deepen the split between Gaza and the West Bank.
As a de-escalation approach is the recommended solution to this dilemma, we have modeled precisely such a strategy.
Kerry's intervention represents the first international effort to contain the latest unrest, which poses a political dilemma for the unpopular Abbas, who fears further escalation but has nothing to show for his policy of cooperation with Israel.
The burgeoning security dilemma in the South Pacific triggered by rapid escalations in Chinese military spending, poses a significant challenge to American hegemony.
Occupied with other foreign policy and security dilemmas, Europe has so far mainly attempted to prevent a further escalation of the tensions between the United States and North Korea.
Han says the dilemma of reacting strongly to North Korean intransigence while containing the possibility of conflict escalation is a big challenge for the U.S-South Korean alliance.
