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HORIZONTAL ESCALATION [2 records]

Record 1 2020-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Strategy
CONT

... analyses discussed here generally had convergent views on the relevant criteria for evaluating potential... horizontal escalation strategies... The most important considerations for an option can be addressed under three headings : its potential value; its [vertical] escalation risk; and its costs to other priorities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stratégie militaire

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • War and Peace (International Law)
  • Military Strategy
CONT

To use the language of the conflict analysis literature, international borders permit opportunities for horizontal escalation of conflict, or the transnationalization of conflict.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Guerre et paix (Droit international)
  • Stratégie militaire

Spanish

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