Reasons Type Instruments PoliticalInstabilityEconomicEthicalMigration Border   disputesIdeologicalReligiousWill to expandEnvironmental IntrastateInterstateAggressive   major power DiplomaticEconomicInformationalMilitaty All the listed reasons for conflict exist in Europe today, but ideology and the will to expand are less prevalent. Instead, four major reasons for conflict are likely to dominate during the next decade. First, there is the possibility of the resurfacing of ethnic and religious conflicts, combined with weak states to deal with the problems. Second, there is the potential for general political instability during transition from a totalitarian to a democratic state. Third, social tension can boil over, following a shift to a market economy and the emergence of large economic differences between countries. Fourth, there … Continue reading Bengt Svensson