The word "rifts" is correct in written English.
It is typically used to describe a break or split in a relationship, organization, or physical structure.
Example: "The rifts between the two factions made it difficult to reach a consensus."
Alternatives: "Divisions" or "Gaps".
"Deteriorating relations between the US and Russia over Ukraine, the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and rifts between the backers of Syria's fragmented opposition have sapped hope that a meaningful political process can take place.
It was a nail-biting few days for Downing Street as it sought to manage rifts over the economy rescue package, particularly opposition from France and Germany, who argued economic stimulus should not come at the expense of regulation to rein in the excesses of the market.
And while Balls might have preferred a more emollient approach to business, there were no serious policy rifts.
That was what Barack Obama told students in Cairo soon after taking office in 2009, in a speech intended to heal rifts with the Muslim world and start restoring America's image after the mistakes of the Bush years.America has learned that problems must be tackled with the help of others, Mr Obama humbly reported.
Mr Sampson explores the personal and doctrinal rifts that opened up between Mr Mandela and the communist members of the ANC in prison on Robben Island, in particular with Govan Mbeki, a hardline Stalinist and father of Thabo Mbeki who is about to succeed Mr Mandela.
It lends plausibility to the idea that some former loyalists, after years of internal rifts and months of defections, might be ready to shop Pol Pot to obtain acceptable terms for abandoning the armed struggle.
But in telling the history of tiffs, fudges and rifts, he only leaves the reader thinking: well, no wonder.
Rifts are emerging between rich and poor nations and between America and Europe over the burden of targets for reducing industrial emissions.
Now that profits are returning, rifts with airline unions are opening up again.The third problem, says Mr Crandall, is the government's failure to recognise "the importance of having a prosperous airline industry in the United States".
As the Conservative wing of the coalition draws up plans to deal with the problems exposed by the riots, including gang culture and welfare as well as policing, rifts with the Lib Dems could multiply.Compared with these tensions, the struggle between Mr Cameron and Mr Miliband to interpret the trouble is rather tame.
Some may have political disagreements with one or the other pardon, but both were genuinely intended to heal national rifts.
