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noun
A feeling of reluctance among Western nations (particularly the United States) to intervene militarily in African conflicts and humanitarian crises following the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993, which was regarded in the US as a disaster.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable
Topics: government, politics
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