Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 68 flashpoint 48 skirmishes 48 hot spots 47 hotspots 45 confrontations 44 contentious 43 tensions 43 clashes 40 battleground 40 conflicts 38 unrest 38 disturbances 38 feuds 38 tense 38 strife 37 thorny 37 restive 36 clash 36 erupt 36 skirmish 36 fractious 36 divisive 36 stumbling block 36 volatile 36 fiercest 36 rivalries 35 disagreements 35 rifts 35 upheavals 35 hotspot 35 flare 35 disputes 35 discord 35 hotly contested 34 Tensions 34 supply disruptions 34 Clashes 34 inflame 34 tension 34 crises 34 topics 34 irritant 34 issues 34 tempers 34 conflict 34 deeply divided 34 areas 34 confrontation 34 defining moment 33 simmering 33 flared 33 battles 33 dilemmas 33 controversies 33 troublemakers 33 defuse 33 factions 32 friction 32 intractable 32 unresolved 32 tightest 32 inflamed 32 riots 32 tumult 32 riot 32 upheaval 32 incidents 32 hotbed 32 erupted 32 roiled 32 defused 31 instability 31 unsettled 31 prelude 31 spat 31 violence 31 periphery 31 showdown 31 clashing 31 rioting 31 cauldron 31 sides 31 problematic 31 outbreaks 31 rift 31 rages 30 raging 30 bloodiest 30 schism 30 bitter rivals 30 turmoil 30 epicenter 30 heated debate 30 raged 30 stoking 30 fracas 30 fraught 30 erupts 30 eruption 30 fallout 30 outbursts