Ethnicity and Conflict: The Siege of Sarajevo as a Case Study of Nationalism and Ethnic Tensions
Introduction The conflict in Bosnia, leading to the siege of Sarajevo, was fueled by ethnic nationalism, which had been simmering under the surface for many years. The war started in 1992 when Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia, which was a multi-ethnic state (Kaufman, 2001). Among the various aspects...