Eastern DR Congo has suffered from two decades of violence linked to ethnic rivalries and competition for the control of the area's rich mineral resources.

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The fundamental source of the conflict in Iraq is competition among ethnic and sectarian communities for power and resources.

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Malaysia can and should serve as the model of a truly multi-ethnic democracy that fosters political competition without fear of unrest.

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Honors were handed out by Brian Williams, anchor of the NBC broadcast network's Nightly News. (Minami, who has Korean heritage, wowed the crowd with traditional ethnic finery.) Against the best competition in the U.S., FORBES has won or been runner-up in this OPC category in four of the last six years.

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The phone company's first ethnic Chinese chief executive is also confronted by intense competition as Hong Kong's telecommunications market liberalizes in line with the rest of Asia.

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Healthy competition can yield stellar work, but if ethnic agencies feel undermined, they may unintentionally assert their role by creating work that overemphasizes ethnic distinctions.

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Competition between regions is expected to eclipse any tribal, ethnic or cultural splits.

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