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A 4 page overview of the relationship that has existed between imperialism and the current ethnic strife and terrorist activities in the Balkans. In turn, this strife is linked to the Persian Gulf and
Islamic fundamentalist-inspired terrorist attacks against U.S. interests. The dissolution of the Soviet Union is particularly relevant to the
increased level of terrorism in Eastern Europe. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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4 pages (~225 words per page)
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countries that covers a peninsula in the southeast corner of Europe and an associated scattering of islands, the Balkans have had a long history of ethnic strife and terrorist activities.
It is not surprising, therefore, that the Balkans are often referred to as the powder keg or tinderbox of Europe. The Balkans are a heated pool of new
geopolitical landscapes which center around the physical borders and the cultural borders (Rupnik, 1994). The problems center to a large degree around national minorities and migrations (Rupnik, 1994).
The deep divisions that characterize the Balkans relate to the rise of nationalism and the economic and cultural differences of the area (Rupnik, 1994). There is a history of
fragmentation in eastern Europe and this fragmentation continues with the Balkans. Renationalization in this area has been forceful and often violent (Rupnik, 1994). Much of the volatility of
the area, however, can be attributed not just to internal differences that have come to a head but also to the imperialistic influence the country has had over time.
With the dissolution of the old USSR and the culmination of the Cold War the area has experienced a number of changes that have been conducive to even more terrorist
activity. The twentieth century both began and ended with bloodshed in the Balkans (Goloway 6). Human rights concerns in the Balkans are
obviously not a new phenomena. Instead they are one which extends well back into the history of the region. With the breakup of Yugoslavia and the dispute between
Athens and Skopje over the name Macedonia which made Greece a part of the Yugoslav crisis, human rights concerns have grown (Michailidis, 1998). Many of these problems extend back
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