which is better in this case: With or Given ?

Question

However, with/given the deepening of the crisis during 1988 and 1989 and the change in the economic policy, which in those years had been redirected to liberalism, the project was buried.

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Answer 1

I assume English is not your first language -

Both options can be used as can "because of"

Answer 2

They both sound about equally good. Choosing given might slightly emphasize the context (the deepening of the crisis) as the reason the project was buried, whereas using with sounds slightly more like just getting swept up in the crisis and change, but it´s an extremely subtle difference (if one at all). It´s a rather complicated sentence, but perfectly valid with either wording. Good job.

Answer 3

Either.

Given sounds faintly, but I mean, faintly better to me..