Miscalculations

Instead, the sanctions will push the regime to transform itself into its darkest state, create grounds for miscalculations, and decrease the competency of the bureaucracy, leading to irrational, mistaken choices.

The answer lies in Netanyahu's major miscalculations of the past, when he crossed a dangerous line, by turning against the Democratic Party and his country entirely with Republicans.

By eliminating ambiguity, the Kremlin hopes to reduce the likelihood of miscalculations that could lead to unintended escalation.

The miscalculations cost both American superstars spots on the podium.

Salvatore Giannini’s spare, semi-staging did an effective enough job despite several curious miscalculations.

The miscalculations they make, based on fantasy, accelerate their mortality.

These episodes show, however, that while miscalculations are possible, they need not spark uncontrolled escalation or an all-out war—though it remains to be seen whether the killing of Soleimani was a master stroke or yet another miscalculation.

Invading Kuwait, Saddam Hussein stumbled into a humiliating defeat in the first Gulf War—a conflict that killed more than 100,000 people—after a cascading series of miscommunications and miscalculations led to a crushing international response.

It may go down as one of the greatest miscalculations of modern congressional politics.

It seems no lessons have been learnt from the obnoxious era of coups d’etat and the political miscalculations that encouraged the military to get into politics.

So far, encounters have been peaceful, but all sides are concerned about the potential for miscalculations that could spark conflict.

Every initiative is actually made to guarantee these conditions are actually precise as well as updated, nevertheless our team approve no duty for miscalculations or even mistakes.

Responding to Mr Grayling's statement, Labour's shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald attacked "yet another monumental misjudgement to add to a growing list of miscalculations".

Because there is only internal balancing in a bipolar system, rather than external balancing, there is less opportunity for miscalculations and therefore less chance of great power war.

In the first of a series of miscalculations, both Grouchy and Napoleon failed to realise that the Prussian forces were already reorganised and were assembling at the village of Wavre.

Many of the city's community centers were closed in the early 2000s following budget miscalculations and financial difficulties.