As the turmoil in the nation had moved steadily toward armed conflict, Edward's acting career had become almost a sideline.

The central thesis of the book is that the press is biased toward conflict.

But the United States cannot stand aside while the region slides toward deeper conflict.

That commitment has drawn him toward conflict with many of those same Arab allies.

You can't plan; you can steer toward conflict or seduction, but you have to give yourself to it.

"Instead of making steps toward improving relations with Russia," he added, "they are taking steps toward conflict."

Yugoslavia's most compelling need now is for effective reforms to halt its slide toward ethnic conflict and economic ruin.

This could be global debt repudiation or hyper-inflation which, hopefully, won't take us toward violent conflict of some kind.

Still, the situation in Kosovo seems to be heading inexorably toward conflict.

Lebanon's seeming slide toward civil conflict is not just a symbol of unfortunate historic symmetry.