More recently, French military intervention in Ivory Coast may have heightened ethnic tensions in that country.
The battles have also heightened ethnic tensions in a region that has been torn by fighting among its many ethnic groups.
Communicating with audiences in the colonialist language, Spanish, he has nevertheless forged a political movement imbued with nationalism and has heightened ethnic awareness.
Critics said oil companies that made deals with Kurdistan after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's government were pursuing development in a manner that heightened ethnic tensions between Arabs and Kurds and had done little to contribute to economic stability.
In times of heightened ethnic sensitivity such as we are experiencing now in light of recent terrorist attacks, it is important that we all strive to protect our objectivity.
Critics of the oil companies that went to Kurdistan after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's government say they are pursuing development in a manner that, far from contributing to stability through economic growth, has heightened ethnic tensions between Arabs and Kurds.
The insurrection has left more than 300 people dead and has heightened ethnic tension in this country of 16 million, a quarter of whom are immigrants who came to what was once a haven of stability and prosperity in a troubled region.
This often led to heightened ethnic tensions.
Help for Côte d'Ivoire's displaced families in the midst of a national crisis DUÉKOUÉ, Côte d'Ivoire, 19 January 2011 – In a region of this West African nation that has a history of heightened ethnic tensions, an estimated 15,000 people, most of them children and women, are seeking safety here in a vastly overcrowded Catholic mission.
By Patrick Slavin DUÉKOUÉ, Côte d'Ivoire, 19 January 2011 – In a region of this West African nation that has a history of heightened ethnic tensions, an estimated 15,000 people, most of them children and women, are seeking safety here in a vastly overcrowded Catholic mission.
