Conflict Zones: North Caucasus and Western Balkans Compared

by Janusz Bugajski

In Conflict Zones, Janusz Bugajski enhances our understanding of the causes and consequences of the current conflicts in the North Caucasus and extrapolates likely scenarios in the region's development. He compares and contrasts conditions in the North Caucasus with the former Yugoslav federation in the Western Balkans, a multi-ethnic state structure that could not contain internally generated political and ethnic disputes.

The book examines five major dimensions of the conflict:

• Relations between the central federal government and the constituent republics
• The importance of ethnic identity in intercommunal relations
• The significance and impact of religious allegiance and radicalism
• The destabilizing regional potential of emerging states
• The role of outside powers in dampening or exacerbating conflicts

The study concludes with a number of recommendations for U.S. policymakers.

• ISBN13: 9780983084297
• Publish Date: 21 March 2014
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 14 March 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: The Jamestown Foundation
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 100
• Language: English