Tensions are on the rise.

The most serious problem today is that the country s ethnic tensions and recriminations threaten to undermine the cohesion of the fledgling, multiethnic Afghan Army.

Ethnic Cleansing in the Caribbean

And regional tensions are running high.

Cold war tension has mounted.

The result has been disastrous, as ethnic rivalries sharpened.

Now, of course there is a certain degree of ethnic allegiance, but not entirely.

Ethnic Armenian, Tsopi, Georgia Onnik Krikorian

High Tensions In the Low Countries

I am three quarters ethnic Russian, one quarter ethnic Armenian who received a Soviet passport at the age of 16 and a Ukrainian one at the age 19.

The Wayúu are the largest indigenous group of Venezuela and Colombia.

An ethnic civil war has been raging for several decades in Myanmar.

Indeed, it is already creating tensions.

That tension leads to imperfect compromises.

Once again, the breeding ground for aggression is ethnic hatred.

The social tensions would be enormous.

Tensions in financial markets have hit new highs.

Nonetheless, tension is simmering beneath the surface.

What is worrisome, however, is the putative ethnic purity of the database.

Tensions between the two countries were already high.

Regional autonomy, moreover, has not pacified ethnic tensions.

At that point, tensions with Cambodia became inevitable.

Moreover, currency tensions will remain high.

The ethnic cleansing of many Baghdad neighborhoods in 2006 and 2007 was deplorable.

The warfare of the past centuries, in particular the bloody ethnic cleansings of the past decade, is not valid anymore.

The Rohingya are an ethnic group who are concentrated in Rakhine state, in Buddhist majority Myanmar.

Anti Japanese riots across China have heightened tensions in Asia.

In France, this intensity is particularly visible within Socialist ranks.

Soon, high interest rates strained the country's budget.

Tensions have been building, fueling violence and playing into the hands of people smugglers.

There is a lack of appreciation of how deeply entrenched are Iraq's sectarian, tribal, and ethnic loyalties.

The distinctive feature of this ethnic group is the high rate of albinos among its members.

A total of 91 political and ethnic parties participated in the election.

Furthermore, trade tensions could weaken political ties.

Iranian Turkish tensions reflect three larger realities. First, the Arab Spring, and especially the Syrian uprising, exposed the two sides underlying rivalry for influence in the Middle East and the Arab world.

Today s tensions are rooted in paralysis on global rebalancing.

Iranian Turkish tensions reflect three larger realities.

By the time this ethnic cleansing was over, Pakistan s population was 95 Muslim.

Ethnic division combined with high levels of unemployment is a recipe for volatility.

For now, the tension has been left unresolved, leading to high budget deficits.

All sides must manage these tensions with great care and caution.

A similar tension exists in the effort to create international Internet governance norms.

And, even if social unrest does erupt, repression might succeed again.

Tension between the president and the Supreme Leader is built into the Islamic Republic s core.

But forming a coalition government is unlikely to ease the tension between Hamas and Fatah.