California’s economy is likely to grow somewhat faster than the rest of the country, but progress could easily be thwarted by wars, politics and stubbornly high interest rates, the new UCLA Anderson School state forecast said Wednesday. “Even though recession worries have faded, increased military activity abroad and a sense of greater geopolitical risks have kept uncertainty about the future high,” wrote Jerry Nickelsburg, forecast director. The uncertainties, he said, combined with a U.S. economy expected to grow more slowly, “leads to a slower growing California economy,” he said. He titled…