diplomatic incident

A diplomatic incident is an event or action involving representatives of different states that causes tension, conflict, or embarrassment in their official relations.

Aliases (2)

• diplomatic crisis ×6
• diplomatic scandal ×1

Instances (10)

• remilitarization of the Rhineland ("diplomatic crisis")
• Lockerbie bombing diplomatic crisis ("diplomatic crisis")
• U-2 incident of 1960
• Kitchen Debate
• Corfu incident ("diplomatic crisis")
• XYZ Affair ("diplomatic scandal")
• Fashoda Incident
• July Crisis of 1914 ("diplomatic crisis")
• First Moroccan Crisis ("diplomatic crisis")
• Second Moroccan Crisis ("diplomatic crisis")