Sentences with phrase «recent global conflicts»

With the recent global conflicts stirring the world, questioning identity, what it means and what it represents becomes more crucial.

Not exact matches

NEW YORK, April 13 - Oil prices extended recent gains and a gauge of global stocks eased on Friday as concern over a broader conflict in Syria left investors nervous, while U.S. bank shares led Wall Street lower.

Mortgage rates have settled in, undeterred by conflicting economic data, global political and economic concerns, and recent Federal Reserve signals.

NEW YORK Oil prices extended recent gains and a gauge of global stocks eased on Friday as concern over a broader conflict in Syria left investors nervous, while U.S. bank shares led Wall Street lower.

One can see recent standoffs in Geneva on so - called traditional values resolutions as manifestations of a conflict between two rival conceptions of human dignity: one, supported by most Western advocates, that focuses on individual autonomy; and the other, proposed by voices from the global East and South, that focuses on traditional understandings of human nature.

The recent conflicts between American technology companies and various governments suggest that many people believe global markets provide a more credible guarantee of personal security than sovereign nations.

Equally worrying was the President's failure to touch on Ghana's position on major Geo - political happenings like the situation in the US regarding immigration bans, recent developments in some theatres of conflict around the world, the Israeli Palestinian issue, terrorism in the West African sub-region and a myriad of global events on which Ghana's voice must be heard.

Colombia's armed conflict, the longest - running in recent global history, left more than 220,000 people dead and about 6.7 million displaced within the region.

After the recent pivotal blowup of author bullying and harassment on book discovery website Goodreads, an issue that has apparently been ongoing but only within the last month received the global attention it now faces, leadership at the site made a startling announcement last night by finally stepping in and publishing guidelines that have been put into effect to prevent future conflict.

Exhibitions include Dos Mundos: Worlds of the Puerto Ricans 1973, Mira, Mira, Mira, Museum of the City of New York 1974, Ten Japanese Artists, 1975; Legacy of James Vanderzee, 1977; Sacred Artifacts: Objects of Devotion, 1982; Disinformation: The Manufacture of Consent, 1985; Repulsion: Aesthetics of the Grotesque, 1987; Foreign Affairs: Conflicts in the Global Village, 1988; Dia De Los Muertos, 1988; Prisoners of Image: Ethnic and Gender Stereotyping, 1989; Mon Reve: Haiti after the Duvaliers, 1989; Artists of Conscience, 1992; Peoples Choice: Komar & Melamid, 1994; Expansion Arts, I, II, III, 1995 - 1998; (Mickey) Mouse: An American Icon, 1998; The Artists as Patron, 1999; Honeymoon Series by Yoshio Itagaki, 2000; Between the Real and the Unreal: Recent works by Simen Johan, 2000, Genochoice an installation by Virgil Wong, 2000.

Inspired by the recent acquisition of watercolors by George Grosz, this themed show features works made in response to global conflict.

More than 300,000 refugees fled severe drought, conflict and famine in southern Somalia in 2011 into Ethiopia and Kenya (William Davies / AFP / Getty Images) That's why, in recent years, many of the world's wealthier nations — including the United States, Germany, Britain, and Japan — have promised billions of dollars in aid to help developing countries adapt to the impacts of global warming and switch over to cleaner energy sources.

However, it seems to me to be in conflict with the statement by scientists that the recent hiatus / pause / plateauing of the global temperatures is due to the heat going into the oceans now.

There are some trends that conflict with AGW — recent global cooling, etc..

My most recent research interest is in exploring the potential conflict between human cognition and the physics of global climate change, which has led me into collaborative research in climate science and climate modeling.

As highlighted by the recent Global Witness report «A Conflict of Interests: The uncertain future of Burma's forests», the timber trade in Burma is unregulated, highly destructive of the environment and intertwined with corruption, illegality, and armed cConflict of Interests: The uncertain future of Burma's forests», the timber trade in Burma is unregulated, highly destructive of the environment and intertwined with corruption, illegality, and armed conflictconflict.

Lead researcher Vladimir Petoukhov said at the time, «Recent severe winters like last year's of the one of 2005 - 2006 do not conflict with the global warming picture, but rather supplement it.»

Lead researcher Vladimir Petoukhov notes, «Recent severe winters like last year's or the one of 2005 - 2006 do not conflict with the global warming picture, but rather supplement it.»