Conflicts to Watch in The New Millennium

I. Introduction
International Incidents
An International Incident is a seemingly relatively small or limited action or clash that
results in a wider dispute between two or more nation-states. International incidents can
arise from unanticipated actions involving citizens, government officials, or armed units
of one or more nation-states, or out of a deliberate but small provocative action
by espionage agents of one nation-state, or by terrorists, against another nation-state.
An international incident usually arises during a time of relative peace between nationstates,
and in general is, on the surface, an unexpected event. Conflicts that grow out of
a series of escalating skirmishes between nation-states generally are not considered
international incidents; however, 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 nation-states, or
organizations opposing nation-states.
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