In fact, the chances of conflict are remote.
Moreover, the claim that economic interdependence automatically ameliorates the chances of conflict is disputable.
Such a land-hungry system, in a region of competing populations, greatly increases the chances of conflict.
Religion can mitigate conflict within a large group (say, Christendom or the Muslim ummah) but also increase the chances of conflict between those large groups.
But around the region and in America, there are worries that Mr Chen will continue to rile the Chinese, who might one day lose patience and respond with force.This survey will argue that the chances of conflict are slim.
Senior Chinese leaders conveyed a heightened sense of alarm on Thursday about their nation's relations with Taiwan, and they strongly warned the United States national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, that continued American sales of high-tech weapons to Taiwan would increase the chances of conflict, a Bush administration official said.
For example, when the network load suddenly increases, the listener time will become short and will result in multiple retransmissions of data; meanwhile, it will increase the chances of conflict and delay.
Taken together, this week's developments have dramatically raised the chances of conflict in Lebanon, analysts said.
Our goal is to lessen the chances of conflict by increasing security and stability more broadly throughout the region.
Since poverty may increase chances of conflict over resources, it is likely that individuals growing up in poor households and neighbourhoods are often exposed to violence both within and outside the family resulting in high acceptance of violence to resolve conflicts.
