
Ongoing Ethnic Tensions in Bosnia and Rwanda: A Comparative Study
Zachary Winkler – About 20 years ago, Central and Eastern Europe was in turmoil. In 1992, Bosnian independence was declared by referendum. However, the newly-formed state was rife with ethnic diversity and tension, stemming from differences in religious belief. The young state quickly devolved into civil war with fighting erupting from ethnic Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian classes of the population. Meanwhile, 3200 miles away, an ethnic conflict brewed in Rwanda, between Hutus an