Notwithstanding their intentions, however, the situation could develop in an unanticipated direction and take on a logic of its own towards wider conflagration, as many conflicts do.
但是，不管双方意图如何，局势有可能朝着意想不到的方向发展，按照它自己的逻辑发展成为大规模冲突，不少冲突就是这样形成的。