The Ties That Divide: Ethnic Politics, Foreign Policy, and International Conflict

by Stephen M. Saideman

Ethnic conflicts have created crises within NATO and between NATO and Russia, produced massive flows of refugees, destabilized neighboring countries, and increased the risk of nuclear war between Pakistan and India. Interventions have cost the United States, the United Nations, and other actors billions of dollars.

While scholars and policymakers have devoted considerable attention to this issue, the question of why states take sides in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231122292
• ISBN13: 9780231122290
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher