"conflict stems from" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It can be used to introduce the root cause or origin of a conflict. Here is an example: "Many experts believe that conflict stems from a lack of effective communication between individuals or groups."
The conflict stems from his promise to give New York $20 billion in the days after Sept. 11.
The conflict stems from 1997, when the environmental agency decided that the original standards, based on combating short-term peaks of smog, were not sufficient.
Conflict stems from Maxwell's wish to proceed with full gender reassignment surgery, clashing with the beliefs of his surrogate father, Robert.
The conflict stems from New York State's impending loss of two seats in the House, along with the fact that it is up to the State Legislature to decide which two should be eliminated.
Nevertheless, the underlying idea that most political conflict stems from competing economic interests and is therefore broadly concerned with property an insight first offered by Aristotle (384 322 bc)—continued to be applied.
Much of this conflict stems from the forcing out of artisanal miners in the area.
Kerry, Hagel and Dempsey described multitudinous scenarios for regional conflict stemming from American inaction.
At bottom the Girondin-Montagnard conflict stemmed from a clash of personalities and ambitions.
Peru's interest in the conflict stemmed from its traditional rivalry with Chile for hegemony on the Pacific coast.
The DRC has had a long history of conflict stemming from a painful independence process, to power struggles, to conflicts over resources.
Kosovo has been under United Nations administration since the end of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, which forced Yugoslav troops to retreat from the province after a conflict stemming from Yugoslavia's treatment of Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority.
