"Maybe they thought they could make an interstellar incident out of this, and embarrass the Federation."

"Only if I wanted to precipitate an interstellar incident."

I mean, you don't want to start an interstellar incident, right?

Don't make me have to start an interstellar incident.

"How in the world is precipitating an interstellar incident remotely the 'right thing'?"

With the best will in the world and even though I'm there on invitation, I could cause an interstellar incident.

Together, they search for the murderer and try to avert an interstellar diplomatic incident.

The entire transaction caused an interstellar incident, and the vidnets were filled with it for days.

"You seem perfectly capable of causing an interstellar incident all by yourself."

You'll let them have me rather than start an interstellar incident over it, won't you?