armed intervention

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In nearly every case of kidnap in history, those abducted stand a far better chance of emerging alive and unscathed through mediation and a deal, rather than by armed intervention.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2023

In which European satellite country did the Soviet Union stage an armed intervention in the 1950s?

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Last month, the Haitian government made a remarkable request for armed intervention from abroad to confront its cascading challenges, but it remains unclear whether any countries will send troops.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2022

It will be only Putin's second foreign trip since the start of Moscow's armed intervention in Ukraine on Feb. 24, following a trip to Central Asia at the end of June.

From Reuters • Jul. 12, 2022

Ever your devoted Niece, Victoria R. Footnote 42: The incorporation of Schleswig had been forcibly resisted, and Sweden determined on armed intervention; but a temporary armistice was arranged in August.

From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Volume 2, 1844-1853 by Benson, Arthur Christopher