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Table 6.7 Continued
Week Beginning
Options
Total
2
1
September 20
7
2
5
1
0
1
September 27
6
7
1
October 4
5
6
October 11
1
October 18
0
0
0
1
0
1
October 25
0
November 1
0
0
0
November 8
1
1
0
0
November 15
0
0
November 22
0
0
0
0
0
November 29
December 6
0
0
0
0
0
December 13
0
December 20
2
2
0
December 27
0
0
0
January 3
0
0
0
1
1
January 10
0
8
3
January 17
5
6
January 24
0
6
2
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1
1
February 7 0 2 2
February 14 1 3 4
February 21 0 4 4
February 28 0 0 0
March 7 2 1 3
March 14 4 1 5
March 21 5 1 6
Total 38 54 92
Propensity for Intervention
The third factor coded in this research is the propensity for or likeli-
hood of military intervention as a proposed solution to the problem.
This measurement is the most transparent indicator of the shift
toward military intervention. In this study, three different options
were coded in relation to military intervention: 13
1. No military option mentioned
2. Military option mentioned in the background of diplomacy
Examples of language used to indicate this type of approach
include