The Bosnian Conflict: An Historical Perspective

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Professor Paul Shoup is a specialist in international relations and the comparative governments of the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and Russia who has written and researched extensively on these subjects. Shoup begins by giving a basic overview of what happens in an ethnic conflict before detailing the historical significance of the Bosnian ethnic conflicts. Professor Shoup outlines strategies the Western nations can use to successfully deal with the Bosnian crisis, like lifting the arms embargo on Bosnians. Opposition groups to Milosevic in Belgrade, future negotiations on territory and the arms embargo are topics Professor Shoup discusses following his lecture.