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1995-10-01a- CIA Conference Report: THE CHALLENGE OF ETHNIC CONFLICT TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORDER IN THE 1990S GEOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVES 01-Oct-95

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This Central Intelligence Agency conference report, dated October 1995, contains the proceedings of a conference on ethnic conflict held 30 September to 1 October 1993. The CIA's Geographic Resources Division sponsored it. Academic geographers, anthropologists and US Government officials presented papers on ethnic and territorial conflict in Eastern Europe, Western Europe, the former Soviet Union, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia and South Asia. They also discussed what these conflicts mean for US policy. The document contains no UFO material.

  • p. 9 …how various groups have reacted to rising terri- tion as well as numerous territorial processes that…
  • p. 18 …thus closely linked to the second core terri- territorial status quo for granted. torial issue: the…
  • p. 19 …ment initially focused on individual language rights The latter encompasses laws that set aside some terri…
  • p. 28 …have valid links between their identity and their terri- tory and have the expectation of rights…
  • p. 32 …and socioeconomic status as they relate to terri- toriality. Dr. Murphy referred to the ability of…
  • p. 33 …Although a statistical correla- suggest giving the old provinces more political-terri- tion existed between region…
  • p. 50 …want Krajina as a piece of geographical terri- assigning identities to local populations who often did…
  • p. 52 …Sovereignty over European terri- taposition of two ethnic groups, a common feature of tory was initially…
  • p. 66 …That may mean some of the kinds of terri- quasiautonomous nature. Despite this devolution, a torial…
  • p. 76 …National identity and terri- perceived as their homeland, and this has frequently torial identity have been…
  • p. 79 …Russia today in terms of its internal terri- nomically seceding. Is the center giving power to…
  • p. 153 …The real crux of the terri- The ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka is primarily between torial…
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DR. WIXMAN: I think that's very crucial to under- toward the Serbs is growing throughout the area. If the
standing why the Albanians never claimed Kosovo. Serbs really attempt to annihilate the Kosovar Alba-
Of the 5 million Albanians in the Balkans, 3 million nians as they did the Bosnian Muslims, can Albania
are Gegs. But two-thirds of Albanians in Albania are sit back and maintain any credibility?
Tosk, and one-third are Geg. If Albania incorporated
Kosovo with its Geg majority-and, by the way, the I think Albania thinks that it may be backed by Tur-
Geg and Tosk dialects are not close enough to be key, which in reality may be the case. The Turks are
mutually understandable, and the two peoples have improving their relations with Albania and are making
very different cultures-Albania would have been it clear that Kosovo is where they draw the line.
dominated by Gegs. This is one reason why Albania
as a state and as a nation is cool toward the idea of
incorporating Kosovo. However, that said, the hatred
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