Given the relatively low costs of drones -- already far cheaper than the costs of a fighter jet and of training a fighter jet pilot -- armed drones will play a key role in future conflicts.
The discussion will set out an agenda for strengthening the role of education systems in preventing conflicts and building peaceful societies.
The scheme is the first in the UK to recognise the role played by merchant sailors in conflicts, the council said.
Those critics who argue that Deutsche's dual role as lender and investor may create conflicts of interest should also be placated if, as promised, the stakes are managed at arm's length from the bank.
When a consultant has an affiliated broker-dealer, it is subject to intense potential conflicts of interest as a result of its advisory role to the pension fund.
There is hope for what seem to be intractable religious conflicts, and Northern Ireland can serve as a role model for hostilities such as those between Israel and Palestine, and Pakistan and India.
Political observers have said Bloomberg would need to reduce his role in the company in order to free himself from perceived conflicts of interest between his media outlets and a candidacy for public office.
Broadly, the conference organizers asked me to touch on whether conflicts are primarily ideologically or economically motivated, and what role private sector job creation in the developing world can have as an antidote to violence.
Even more than in traditional conflicts, the psychological aspect of the War of Independence played a pivotal role in determining its outcome.
Fundamental issues, such as the role of consultants, capabilities of consultants, regulation of consultants, disclosure obligations of consultants and conflicts of interest in the consulting business have never been openly and clearly addressed.
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Diann Shipione, a trustee of the San Diego fund who for years has raised concerns about possible conflicts of interest involving Callan, said recently that the firm tried to obscure its role in an ongoing SEC review of the pension-consulting business.
But if politicians are upset over conflicts of interest that may or may not exist, maybe they ought to consider their role in all this.
By attacking the US's strongest ally while making light of the actual conflicts plaguing the area, Rice showed that in the Horn of Africa her view of her role as chief US diplomat is no different from her perception of her role in the Middle East and Asia.
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