Policy sequence that uses uncertainty, conflict, or contrived shocks to force public conformity.
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strategy of tension
Policy sequence that uses uncertainty, conflict, or contrived shocks to force public conformity.
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"...and she's brilliant. And she talks about this as the strategy of tension. And these left -behind armies, these NATO leave -behind armies that..."
"It's psychological warfare. They've been doing this for decades. So think of the color revolutions in the Middle East, right? So they have this..."
"...object of intense design for governments globally. It could escalate geopolitical tensions. The core scientists working on the technology would need to be protected...."
"...and the way you do that is by storing up ethnic tensions. Okay? So if you look at the map, ethnic map of Iran,..."
"...open. And so you want to create as many... Okay....points of tension in the country as possible to force the Iranian military to respond...."
"...hand the other force that's driving this conflict is the internal Tensions within these countries. So before we looked at the idea of elite..."
"...will destroy your economy, your entire economy. The second is ethnic tension. I will try to create as much conflict as possible between the..."
"...trying to do basically is you're trying to stir up ethnic tensions in Iran and you're trying to create an ethnic civil war in..."
"...chain disruption both globally and in the euro area but local tensions are visible jet fuel prices have roughly doubled since the outbreak of..."
"...the first pillar. The second pillar is to stir up ethnic tensions. And the parties in Iran want rise to the 일단. And the..."
"...And the third, of course, is to create as much ethnic tension in the country as possible by arming and encouraging and bribing ethnic..."
"...in the future is water. Okay? And that's where the geopolitical tensions will arise in the future over water. India is also affected as..."
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