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In Conflict Zones, Janusz Bugajski enhances our understanding of the causes and consequences of the current conflicts in the North Caucasus and extrapolates likely scenarios in the region's development. He compares and contrasts conditions in the North Caucasus with the former Yugoslav federation in the Western Balkans, a multi-ethnic state structure that could not contain internally generated political and ethnic disputes. The book examines five major dimensions of the conflict: relations between the central federal government and the constituent republics; the importance of ethnic identity in intercommunal relations; the significance and impact of religious allegiance and radicalism; the destabilizing regional potential of emerging states; and the role of outside powers in dampening or exacerbating conflicts. The study concludes with a number of recommendations for U.S. policymakers.

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"Janusz Bugajski is a non-resident senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and host of the television show ""Bugajski Hour,"" broadcast in the Balkans. He is the author of eighteen books on Europe, Russia, and trans-atlantic relations and is a regular contributor to various U.S. and European publications."

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