International incident

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An international incident (or diplomatic incident) is a dispute between two or more states that are not settled judicially.[1]

International incidents can arise from unanticipated actions involving citizens, government officials, or armed units of one or more states, or out of a deliberate but small provocative action by

terrorists
, against another state.

An international incident usually arises during a time of relative

terrorist
actions can and often do become international incidents. However, historical views of past international incidents often reveal the incident was the flashpoint of a simmering conflict between states, or organizations opposing states.

Wars have often been provoked by international incidents, and

First World War, the League of Nations was established to help nations who were parties to an international incident achieve a solution to the incident through diplomatic means. Initially, the League of Nations had some success in working to find diplomatic solutions, however the failure of the League of Nations to prevent World War II resulted in the disbandment of the League of Nations in favor of the United Nations. As with its predecessor, the United Nations provides a means by which nations involved in an international incident can work to resolve the matter diplomatically rather than through the use of force
.

The term is also applied to various incidents that can disrupt international

gaffes or otherwise act inappropriately, causing the press
and sometimes governments to criticize their actions.

The International Court of Justice keeps a list of legal disputes between states, many of which result from international incidents. The incidents listed may or may not conform to the definitions given above.

Examples of international incidents

18th century

19th century

  • Caroline Affair
    , which had a great effect on the development of international law (1837-1842)
  • Trent affair
    (1861)
  • María Luz Incident
    (1872)
  • Fashoda Incident, encounter of British and French forces whilst the countries vied for imperial influence in Africa (1898)
  • USS Maine, which exploded in Havana

20th century

21st century

See also

References

  1. ISBN 9780199738540
    .

External links
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