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Violent conflict is like a virus, its survival and sustenance depending upon its environment. Conflict breeds conflict and violence generates more violence; a recent World Bank study concluded that countries with a recent history of civil war face a 40 percent chance of further violent conflict (Collier 2000, 6).
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Son, GY. (2004). Challenging What We Mean by Conflict Prevention: The Experience of East Timor. In: Castelli, E.A., Jakobsen, J.R. (eds) Interventions. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403981561_17
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