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A crisis (plural: crises) is a Turning Point or decisive moment in events. Typically, it is the moment from which an illness may go on to death or recovery.
More loosely, it is a term meaning 'a testing time' or 'emergency event'. It is a concept in economics (discussed Elsewhere ) and in international relations, discussed below.


INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

For information about crises as a field of study in International Relations , see Crisis Management and International Crisis . In this context, a crisis can be loosely defined as a situation where there is a perception of threat, heightened anxiety, expectation of possible violence and the belief that any actions will have far-reaching consequences (Lebow, 7-10).


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# Borodzicz, E. P. 2005 'Risk, Crisis and Security Management' John Wileys, Chichester. ISBN 0-470-86704-3
# Lebow, RN, ''Between Peace and War: The Nature of International Crisis'': 1981. The Johns Hopkins University Press, ISBN 0-8018-2311-0.


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