But the more generalized contagion to global financial markets that geopolitical tensions typically engender has failed to materialize.

Moreover, there are broader geopolitical tensions in the Middle East that will not ease and that might intensify.

Third, geopolitical and political tensions are more likely to trigger global contagion when a systemic factor shaping the global economy comes into play.

Tensions are on the rise.

And regional tensions are running high.

Cold war tension has mounted.

To my mind, though, the greatest risk is geopolitical instability. By and large, China has been a far more constructive counterpart to the US than the former Soviet Union ever was.

The result is an entirely new geopolitical model the country as corporation.

To my mind, though, the greatest risk is geopolitical instability.

High Tensions In the Low Countries

In the past, geopolitical instability in the region triggered three global recessions.

Indeed, it is already creating tensions.

That tension leads to imperfect compromises.

The social tensions would be enormous.

Tensions in financial markets have hit new highs.

Nonetheless, tension is simmering beneath the surface.

It is neither feasible nor desirable for Europe to establish itself as a geopolitical equal or competitor of the US.

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.

Davutoglu began conventionally, declaring that Turkey s geopolitical situation would always dictate the country s foreign policy.

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.

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.

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.

In a region where geopolitical intrigue is a staple of local media coverage, regimes assume that people will believe such narratives.

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.

The answer is not for China to step up its public relations effort.

Tension between Japan and China which claims the islands immediately soared.

The excitement of the moment, however, does not tell us what the future holds.

Those arms fuel underlying tensions, exacerbate conflicts and hamper peacebuilding efforts.

Moreover, regional tensions heightened the perception of the NAM summit s importance and that of its host.

This will generate both economic and political tensions that could destroy the European Union.

Many commentators, indeed, were stunned by the rapidity with which tensions returned to the international system.

As a result, global economic rebalancing is likely to accelerate, almost inevitably giving rise to political tensions.