Tensions are on the rise.

And regional tensions are running high.

Cold war tension has mounted.

High Tensions In the Low Countries

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.

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.

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.

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.

The efficacy of timely and sincere apologies in defusing personal tensions cannot be doubted.

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

The competitive strain in Sino Japanese relations is especially visible in energy politics.

Cuts in European defense spending, moreover, are starting to cause serious tensions within the Atlantic Alliance.

A refusal to carry the transfer costs associated with multinational states contributed to the velvet divorce between the Czech Republic and Slovakia and the dramatic breakdown of ex Yugoslavia. Similar tensions exist in some West European countries (Belgium, Spain, Italy) as well.

So the Saudi regime is divided, its legitimacy is questioned, and sectarian tensions are growing.

Yet, given the regional context, Turkey s internal tensions now represent a serious threat.

The sectarian strains that are now rending societies across the Middle East are likely to change the regional map. Erdoğan has now developed a plan that would take advantage of this development, ensure his political control, and lock in energy security for his country.

Similar tensions exist in some West European countries (Belgium, Spain, Italy) as well.

The sectarian strains that are now rending societies across the Middle East are likely to change the regional map.