involved in the problem. A very good example of when we did help and it ended badly was what happened in Bosnia in 1992. Many different ethnic and religious groups lived together under a repressive communist government in Yugoslavia. In April 1992‚ Serbia set out to ethnically cleanse the Bosnian territory by removing all Bosnian Muslims‚ the Bosniaks‚ after the president Tito died in 1980. In 1993‚ The UN learned about this cleanse and made Sarajevo and many other places safe areas for Bosniaks. Slobodan
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architects of suffering‚ committing atrocities in Kosovo that necessitated NATO intervention. Serbs are portrayed as xenophobic fascists who caused a “humanitarian crisis‚” while the role of the West‚ in intentionally severing Kosovo from Yugoslavia and Serbia‚ is rarely mentioned. This essay will demonstrate that the Serbs legitimately feared Serbian expulsion from Kosovo‚ as well as the separation of Kosovo from the FRY. Serbian nationalism was not the cause of the 1999 Kosovo Crisis. Rather‚ the KLA
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Immigration in America On the Eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea lies the 28‚748 sq. km country of Albania. The country is slightly larger than the state of Maryland‚ with a population of approximately 3.162 million people. It is surrounded by Montenegro‚ Serbia‚ Macedonia and Greece to the north and the south of it. The country is bordered by the Adriatic and Ionian sea. Currently there are approximately 201‚118 people of Albanian decent living in the United States of America. According to U.S. Census Bureau
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1992‚ no c. Serbs‚ Slovenians‚ Croatians‚ Bosnians‚ Herzegovians‚ Macedonians‚ amd Montenegroians d.up to 329‚000 people e.no‚ wars ended in various stages and resulted in full international recognition of new sovereign territories Kosovo: a. Serbia took direct control of Kosovo and launched a ethnic cleansing of the Albanian majority b.1990‚ no c. Albanians and Serbs d. 10‚000 people e. yes‚ NATO stepped in to find a way to solve the issue peacefully Jordon: a. both the Israelis and Palestinians
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result of the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia‚ due to the weakening of the Communist system at the end of the Cold War. Yugoslavia was divided into six federated republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina‚ Croatia‚ Macedonia‚ Montenegro‚ Serbia‚ and Slovenia. Bosnia and Herzegovina had a population of 3.3 million (Austin‚ 1995)‚ with a large ethnic diversity which included 38% Muslims‚ 40% Serbs and 22% Croats (Austin‚ 1995). The calamity began in 1991 (Magas.B‚ 2013) when Bosnia passed
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"I wouldn’t mind if they needed to take [Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic] out‚" said Chris Walter‚ 23‚ a college student living in Chagrin Falls‚ Ohio. I felt the same way about Saddam Hussein. I think the longer you keep the problem around‚ the sooner it is going to come back and bite you." From the Washington Post April 18th‚ 1999 The horrors of the atrocities committed against Kosovo such as the targeted attacks on civilians‚ "ethnic cleansing"‚ and
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was not fully supported by evidences and eyewitness! From ’instrumentalist’ perspective‚ politicians and those in power manipulate ethnic feelings and identities in order to make political gains. The central focus was to create new state - Greater Serbia. Accordingly the average Bosnians and Serbs were surveyed to display a sentiment
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The largest national minority in Croatia is Serbian minority. Writing about this minority is very interesting for me because Croatian had lived with Serbians in one country‚ former Yugoslavia and we had big war which had separated two nations. Despite the war that we had and which has started 1991. and finished 1995.‚many people with Serbian nationality lives in Croatia. The protection of minority rights in Croatia is comprehensively assured by the Constitutional Law on the Rights of National
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was a power vacuum‚ and politicians began a nationalistic campaign pitting Serbs‚ Croats and Bosniaks against each other. Hence‚ the beginning of an “ethnic cleansing” war (Campbell‚ 2003 p.511). Once Milosevic was the President of Republic of Serbia‚ he encouraged formation of violent uprisings by Serb nationals. Milosevic was interested in creating
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Section I: History For years‚ the Balkan region of Eastern Europe has experienced times of turbulence and confusion‚ sprouting from the years post World War II. Eastern Europe‚ the Balkan Peninsula especially‚ has experienced years of civil and ethnic disruption making the region one of the greatest challenges to U.S foreign affairs. In November of 1992‚ the United States engaged militarily in the ongoing crisis in the Balkans (U.S Policy in the Balkans). Regions that have been under close U
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