international incident
relatively small or limited action or clash that results in a wider dispute between two or more nation-states
Ems dispatch
Prussian telegram and press release that incited the French Empire to start the Franco-Prussian War
Swedish submarine incidents
Incidents involving foreign submarines near Sweden
Remilitarization of the Rhineland
1936 treaty violation by Adolf Hitler
intervention
use of force by one country or sovereign state in the affairs of another
Trent Affair
diplomatic incident that almost brought the U.S. to war with the U.K. during the American Civil War
death of Hsu Tsu-tsai
death of a defecting Chinese engineer which caused an international incident
Red Crusader incident
1961 maritime dispute between Denmark and the United Kingdom
Tampa affair
2001 rescue of Australia-bound asylum seekers by Norwegian vessel, causing political controversy
Lady Hughes Affair
1784 diplomatic incident between Britain and China
casus belli
('occasion for war') is an act or event that provokes or is used to justify war
Hague Secret Emissary Affair
1907 attempt to prevent Korea's colonization by Japan
Telegram Crisis
diplomatic crisis between Denmark and Germany in 1942
Danzig crisis
diplomatic crisis between Poland and Nazi Germany in 1939, ending with the invasion and occupation of Poland
Shen Chong case
rape case leading to anti-American movement in China (1946)
Moscow Signal
microwave radiation incident
Gaza flotilla raid
2010 Israeli military operation against a activist ship convoy
Alexander family hostage crisis
1997 crime in Taiwan
The Fan Affair
frens
Boris Yeltsin circling over Shannon diplomatic incident
diplomatic incident
Baltimore crisis
1891 diplomatic incident between Chile and the United States
Legal assessments of the Gaza flotilla raid
evaluation of action by Israeli navy
Black Warrior Affair
1854 political crisis between Spain and the United States
Callao Affair
series of naval incidents between Spain and the U.S. during the Peruvian War of Independence
Snail Incident
political incident
border incident
armed incident localized to near a border
Mayaguez incident
Last battle of the Vietnam War
Corfu Channel incident
1946–48 altercations between the United Kingdom and Albania
Don Pacifico affair
international incident
Tientsin incident
international incident during the Second Sino-Japanese War