"we may better understand the patterns, forms, and escalation of violence and thus why interventions often fail even despite a heavy foreign presence. "

Perhaps it should read "often fail because of a heavy foreign presence"

Anna

On 2 Jan 2016, at 09:16, Michel Bauwens <michel@p2pfoundation.net> wrote:

we may better understand the patterns, forms, and escalation of violence and thus why interventions often fail even despite a heavy foreign presence. "