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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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South Asia 130
Evolving Ethnicity in South Asia With Particular
Reference to India
Dr. Joseph E. Schwartzberg
Discussant: Dr. Robert Stoddard
Part-III: Regional Comparisons and Implications for the United States and
the International Community
The Demographic Backdrop to Ethnic Conflict: 151
A Geographic Overview
Dr. Gary Fuller
Ethnic Conflict and Population Displacement 155
Dr. Martin Kenzer
Forced Migration and Ethnicity 157
Dr. Lee Schwartz
Ethnic Conflict: A Comparative Examination 166
Dr. Thomas M. Poulsen
Patterns, Trends, and Regional Comparisons 175
Discussants: Dr. Marvin W. Mikesell and Dr. Mildred Berman
US Policy Perspectives: A Conceptual Approach 178
Dr. Jon Gundersen
Ethnic Conflict and US Policy 184
Dr. Wade Hinkle
Concluding Comments: Implications for the United States and the 187
International Community: Problems and Prospects
Dr. Stanley D. Brunn
Discussants: Dr. Rex Honey and Dr. Harm J. de Blij
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