CASE-STUDY IN ETHNIC STRIFE

Like Bosnia, Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian-majority enclave deep in Az erbaijan, has seen civil war, ethnic cleansing, and a million people m ade refugees. Living without a peace agreement, this statelet no one r ecognizes is mired in communal grievances and nationalism, as is the e ntire region. One almost longs for a return of the Soviet Union and it s rhetoric of friendship between peoples. Karabakhis are discovering t hat nationalism cannot power an economy and that ethnic identity is a poor foundation for a state.