▁( 2 0 1 0 ) ▁argue ▁that ▁the ▁“ extension ▁of ▁economic ▁and ▁other ▁interests ▁beyond ▁national ▁borders ▁increases ▁in cent ives ▁to ▁police ▁relevant ▁regions ▁and ▁exercise ▁influence , ▁sometimes ▁through ▁force .” ▁ ▁Une qual ▁peace ▁ ▁The ▁mot ives ▁for ▁conflict , ▁which ▁histor ically ▁were ▁concentr ated ▁among ▁the ▁powerful ▁and ▁their ▁am bit ious ▁challeng ers , ▁are ▁today ▁cluster ed ▁among ▁the ▁poor , ▁and ▁between ▁the ▁poor ▁and ▁the ▁rich ▁( G art z ke ▁& ▁H ew itt ▁( 2 0 1 0 ). ▁Theory ▁has ▁prompt ed ▁to ▁inequality ▁as ▁a ▁potential ▁source ▁of ▁internal ▁conflict . ▁” I ne qual ities ▁within ▁the ▁same ▁countries ▁has ▁increased , ▁not ▁through ▁imp over ishment ▁of ▁the ▁masses , ▁but ▁because ▁while ▁wealth ▁is ▁created ▁many ▁people ▁remain ▁left ▁behind ▁in ▁pover ty . ▁Thus , ▁we ▁have ▁an ▁une qual ▁peace ." ▁▁ ▁Ar ound ▁ 6 0 ▁countries ▁suffer ▁not ▁only ▁from ▁low ▁G DP ▁per ▁cap ita ▁but ▁also ▁low ▁or ▁negative ▁growth . ▁These ▁countries ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁caught ▁in ▁armed ▁conflict ▁among ▁other ▁development ▁tra ps . ▁Some ▁argue ▁that ▁the ▁evidence ▁surrounding ▁inequality ▁and ▁conflict ▁remains ▁incon clus ive , ▁calling ▁for ▁further ▁empir ical ▁studies . ▁ ▁Studies ▁show ▁that ▁states ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁dis similar ▁interests ▁possess ▁a ▁mot ive ▁for ▁conflict ▁but ▁whether ▁they ▁experience ▁conflict ▁( or ▁not ) ▁depends ▁on ▁external ▁determin ants ▁of ▁b arg aining ▁success ▁or ▁failure . ▁These ▁determin