People log on to Twitter to track everything from global conflicts to sporting events and natural disasters.

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Will his global junketing create conflicts of interest?

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Local conflicts have regional and global aspects.

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Conflicts of interest between major global companies and their stakeholders are common in countries across the globe.

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For more than a century, the global communities worked to develop rules that govern conflicts among nations, including concepts of proportionality, and distinction between combatants and civilians.

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What we are likely to witness in the next few years is heavy US involvement in the fight against global terrorism and much less of a US presence in "low-level" conflicts in Europe.

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