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Stalemate has become a widely used metaphor for other situations where there is a conflict or contest between two parties, such as war or political negotiations, and neither side is able to achieve victory, resulting in what is also called an impasse, a deadlock, or a Mexican standoff.
The war in Europe against the French Empire under Napoleon ensured that the British did not consider the War of 1812 against the United States as more than a sideshow. [283] Britain's blockade of French trade had worked and the Royal Navy was the world's dominant nautical power (and remained so for another century).
France had interfered with American shipping well, and the United States had considered declaring war on France. The war ended in a military stalemate, and there were no boundary changes at the Treaty of Ghent, which took effect in early 1815 when Napoleon was on Elba. [120] [page needed]
Reported frictions between the two men burst into the open in November after Zaluzhnyi was quoted by the Economist as saying the war as at a "stalemate", a gloomy assessment that jarred with ...
(Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine are locked in a stalemate on the frontlines of their war and the two sides need to sit down and negotiate an end to the conflict, Alexander Lukashenko, the ...
A stalemate in chess occurs when the player whose turn it is to move is not in check but has no legal move, resulting in the game being a draw. Stalemate may also refer to: Draw (tie) , a result in competitions where there is either no winner or multiple winners
The war in Ukraine is on the verge of a stalemate, a senior NATO intelligence official says, with Ukraine blocking Russian progress but Putin not backing down.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. War of Attrition Part of the Arab–Israeli conflict and the Cold War The Israeli–Egyptian war of Attrition was centered largely on the Suez Canal. Date July 1, 1967 – August 7, 1970 (ceasefire) (3 years, 1 month and 6 days) Location Sinai Peninsula (Israeli controlled) Result Inconclusive (see ...