strategy of tension, n.All

Strategy of tension (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠terror by the right pinned on the left, with forged papers and perjured informers, to polarize a country and clear the way for a coup.