While current tensions appear unlikely to lead to a full - scale military conflict, the diversion of national resources needed to maintain the status quo is substantial. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
Rates will increase if current tensions in the Middle East subside and China improves its gross domestic product. (newamericanfunding.com)
In choosing the works for this show, the artist has focused on pieces that exemplify current tensions between formalism and representation, chaos and order, with an undercurrent of punk and craft. (spruethmagers.com)