In this capacity, Cordoba Initiative can provide novel solutions to those areas where conflict between Islamic and Western communities undermine local and global security.

These conflicts drained it of resources and undermined the economy generally.

The conflict over the ports has revived Muslim-Christian tensions and undermined recent efforts to end the country's 14-year-old civil war.

According to Mr. Shamir, the conflicts with the United States undermine his country's standing everywhere in the world.

The conflict undermined Britain's relationship with the United States.

He said such a conflict "would undermine NATO's credibility at a critical moment when the alliance is preparing for new members and new missions.

Reijnders had already been denied full military authority in the defence zones; the conflict about strategy further undermined his political position.

These frozen conflicts, as the disputes are called, have undermined the stability and development of a large swath of former Soviet space.

Finally, the escalating conflict in Vietnam, part of the larger cold war struggle, undermined the Government's credibility and sapped its programs for the poor.

They stay with Koki, but the conflict has by now undermined their friendship.