Answer:

tinderbox

Answer	Crossword Clue
TINDERBOX	Place of potential violence
TINDERBOX	Potentially explosive region
TINDERBOX	Hot spot

TINDERBOX	Volatile scenario
TINDERBOX	Excitable person.
TINDERBOX	Spitfire.
TINDERBOX	Flint holder.
TINDERBOX	Fire hazard of a sort.
TINDERBOX	Word for the pre-war Balkans
TINDERBOX	Highly flammable object
TINDERBOX	Explosive situation

TINDERBOX	Dangerous situation
TINDERBOX	Thing that's highly explosive