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re-escalation

noun

Etymology

From re- + escalation.

Definitions

  1. The process of escalating again.

    • Unlike crisis escalation, crisis termination is a two-directional process in which protagonists cautiously descend the escalation ladder while simultaneously guarding against possible undetected re-escalation by one’s opponent.

  2. An instance of escalating again.

    • Soviet deception may increase the likelihood of undetected non-compliance, although it also risks a re-escalation of the crisis.
    • After March 1968 American policy on Vietnam was all a retrograde operation, to use the military euphemism for retreat, punctuated only by Nixon’s temporary reescalations in 1970 and 1972.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA