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The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992 until 1995 has variously been described as civil, political and ethnic. The impetus of the war was a desire for a mono-ethnic country; the method employed was ethnic cleansing; and the result was economic devastation and social annihil…

The Mesopotamia region, within the boundaries of Turkey, Iraq, and Syria, is populated by different ethnic, national, and religious groups (Turks, Arabs, Kurds, Sunnis and Shiites), which have long fought over the control of its fertile lands. Since the early 1970's, there has b…

Military force is one tool available to political leaders in the conduct of foreign policy. Traditional military theorists acknowledge that military objectives must serve political aims and that the political should maintain primacy over the military. A challenge in the use of m…

Each year, the international community pumps over 40 billion in humanitarian assistance into the world's most volatile environments. Without proper precautions, these resources can be hijacked by militias and, in some instances, even state militaries, benefiting the powerful at …