But if they leave, it will also escalate, only faster.

Yes, Ahmadinejad will probably find a way to re escalate the conflict.

Do you feel things will escalate or that these protests will result in some sort of permanent change?

The prospects for friction between EU members escalate.

The activists remained peaceful and sought to de escalate.

As tensions between China and Hong Kong escalate, mainland Chinese public opinion will not support democratic development in Hong Kong.

Fiscal tightening will escalate in 2012 and 2013, contributing to a slowdown, as will the expiration of tax benefits that boosted capital spending in 2011.

Any attempt to evacuate them could escalate into a civil war.

Muddling through as before would only escalate and prolong the crisis.

There is no way around a strategy of engagement and containment with regard to North Korea or the crisis will escalate.

As long as the Coalition forces stay, violence is likely to escalate.

The current violence may escalate further, and could bring down the Hamas government.

Blogger Ratmojur described on Facebook how authorities have allowed the situation to escalate

This might be advantageous for Bush s domestic purposes, but as a foreign policy, it will only escalate the risk of a Middle East explosion.

This delicate situation could escalate into further currency intervention, trade protectionism, and capital controls.

Second, markets could be incorrect in their assessment that conflicts like that between Russia and Ukraine, or Syria s civil war, will not escalate or spread.

If the Security Council fails to authorize action, those of us determined to protect Libyan civilians will face a more difficult choice should the violence escalate.

And, with global growth weakening further in 2012, those battles could escalate into trade wars.

Should Iran manage to become a nuclear power, the Saudis existential fears would dramatically escalate.

The police did not allow the situation to escalate and the crowds dispersed soon after.

Europe s leaders claim that they want to avoid giving Russia reason to escalate its war on Ukraine.

At the same time, the Ministry of Commerce sought to de escalate the controversy with this statement

Elections have become a time when Internet censorship, online harassment, and the deliberate spread of misinformation escalate.

The war continued to escalate, as was promised by a series of cartel messages discovered in the area.

The civil war will escalate further, because it is part of a larger contest for supremacy between Iran and its Shia allies and Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the other Sunni countries.

As protests escalate, on May 14 teachers and miners detonated dynamite in the streets of La Paz during demonstrations.

Third, while US data have been surprisingly encouraging, America s growth momentum appears to be peaking. Fiscal tightening will escalate in 2012 and 2013, contributing to a slowdown, as will the expiration of tax benefits that boosted capital spending in 2011.

With the situation threatening to escalate further, both sides need to contain the conflict quickly and restore the status quo.

Trump thanked the North Korean leader for his bravery and for the steps he has taken to de escalate tensions.

Economists predict that strikes and unrest will escalate in Bangladesh, and also in Vietnam, with even investment bankers quoted by The Financial Times calling wages for women garment workers in these countries unsustainably low.

Economists predict that strikes and unrest will escalate in Bangladesh, and also in Vietnam, with even investment bankers quoted by The Financial Times calling wages for women garment workers in these countries unsustainably low.

But, given Armenia s alliance with Russia and Azerbaijan s close ties with Turkey, an eruption over Karabakh could very well escalate regionally.

By developing a joint vision for the development of international waterways, these regional cooperation initiatives work towards common ownership of the resource, thereby reducing the risk that disputes over water use will escalate into violence.

America should similarly promote an open international economy and commons (seas, space, Internet), mediate international disputes before they escalate, and develop international rules and institutions. Early signals that the US will take the lead in dealing with global climate change will be an important start.

As the report noted, the huge and highly concentrated banking sector s problems could quickly escalate to systemic proportions with serious economic repercussions.

And if politicians choose less efficient, less coordinated cap and trade policies, the costs could escalate a further 10 to 100 times.

It is the initial refusal to engage which has caused the situation to escalate and radicalising it further does noone any good.

But the danger that any conflict could escalate into a nuclear confrontation prevented reckless and dangerous behavior on both sides on more than one occasion.

Indeed, tension with Russia could well escalate towards the end of the year, because Ukraine s foreign policy orientation is of clear consequence to the Kremlin.

In particular, it is feared that the Bush administration wants to escalate the anti terrorist war by spreading hostilities to states America denounces as rogues.

Finally, there is a similar risk that Asia s terrestrial and maritime territorial disagreements (starting with the disputes between China and Japan) could escalate into outright military conflict.

Several international organizations and media have voiced their concern of Macedonia's already fragile democracy taking a turn for the worse as the wiretapping scandal continues to escalate.

In August, thousands of refugees became stranded at Budapest s Keleti train station for days on end when Hungary s vexed and incompetent government deliberately allowed the situation to escalate.

So why does the US continue to back a deadly rebellion in a civil war that is continuing to escalate dangerously, now to the point of chemical weapons attacks?

Such initiatives provide rare opportunities for dialogue and collaboration between rival communities. The key is to anticipate the need for action before tensions escalate to the point of no return.