Sentences with phrase «previous international conflicts»

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Frances's previous work includes several years with the US Agency for International Development's (USAID) Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI), overseeing stabilisation and conflict mitigation programs in Afghanistan, Mali, and the Middle East.

Although in the past conflict has often arisen between economically interdependent nations (viz. the previous peak of global trade in 1914), the China - ASEAN relationship is one of fundamental interdependence of production, visible in the prevalence of international supply chaining in manufacturing processes, rather than solely trade and labour movement [i].

This was a minor disruption compared to the previous year, when the festival was nearly cancelled due to a political conflict between the city and the festival organisers, relating to the screening of an anti-government documentary in 2014.1 Much has changed in the past year, most notably the impeachment of right - wing President Park Geun - hye, whose government the documentary had targeted, and the election of the left - liberal party headed by Moon Jae - in.2 While the contentious political atmosphere has not entirely dissipated, as evidenced by the student protest groups still demanding an apology from the local city government, this year's festival was an attempt to return to normalcy, despite the untimely death of one of the festival's driving forces, deputy director Kim Ji - seok, a much beloved figure within the community.3 Although the festival had a strong selection of international entries, including some of the best this year has to offer, such as Ruben Östlund's Palme d'Or winner The Square and Sean Baker's The Florida Project, I have decided to focus my report on the Korean films.

He shares credit for the story, drawing on his previous career as a decorated international conflict photographer.

In my previous post, I argued that international law does not foster cooperation at the expense of conflict.

In my judgment, the opinion of the majority of the court in that case is in conflict with its previous decisions, with a great weight of judicial authority in other slaveholding States, and with fundamental principles of private international law.