"A prolonged economic downturn in Asia will revive latent tensions against the West," he warned.

Ukraine's election has exposed a rift between Russia and the West, reviving cold-war-like tensions.

The conflict over the ports has revived Muslim-Christian tensions and undermined recent efforts to end the country's 14-year-old civil war.

Not satisfied with the statements, Jewish leaders expressed outrage at a news conference here Thursday that revived festering tensions over the church's strong support of the Palestinian cause.

Opening up the political system may also revive historic tensions between Czechs and Slovaks.

If he appoints a militant like Ariel Sharon, who is passionate about enlarging the settlements, business people will worry about reviving Palestinian tensions.

"The publication of the cartoons can only revive tensions in Europe and the world at a time when we are trying to unite people," he said.

That combined with the European challenge to the Byrd amendment - made after consultations with American counterparts proved fruitless - may well revive tensions.

But possible reorganization plans for the firearms agency appear to have revived tensions.

Washington's insistence that North Korea eliminate its secret weapons program before receiving Japanese economic assistance has revived tensions.