| Summary: | 碩士 === 政治作戰學校 === 外國語文學系 === 84 === ABSTRACTIn the month prior to late June 1991, when war engulfed
the FormerYugoslavia. At the end of 1991 Serbia and Croatia
were at war. Inmid-1992 war had destroyed many parts of Bosnia-
Herzegovina. Slovenia hadleft the federation and other
republics had declared their independence.Yugoslavia, born after
the First World War, recreated after the SecondWorld War,
existed no longer. Nationalism, affecting nations or
ethnicminorities within nation states, has become more virulent
than ever and hasalready led to the bloody disintegration of
Yugoslavia. Nationalism''sstrength affects and often
destabilizes each country''s internal order, aswell as its
international relations, with liberal democracy
gettingsubordinated to or perverted by nationalist aims. Tragic
though thesituation in Yugoslavia has become it need not become
an unavoidablepattern. Civil war in Former Yugoslavia was not
inevitable, but couragewas needed to stop this slide toward
barbarism. Sadly, courage was lackingat this critical time.
Tragically, the leaders of the republics have noone to blame but
themselves. The purpose of this study is to discuss andanalyze
among each chapters, in a historical and normative approach,
theFormer Yugoslav''s civil war from June 1991 to December 1995.
Nationalismis a coin with two sides: one is political, the
other ethnic. Nationalismand ethnic conflicts are the main
factors of Former Yugoslav civil war.This study told us that
ethnic-conflict must be considered in aninternational context,
ethnic conflicts and insurgencies are intertwinedwith the strong
national, religious, and linguistic bonds that unitedpeoples
across borders. The civil war is the most devastating
conflictsafter the World War II. It makes several million
refugees and disasters;it cost many million dollars in lost
resources and revenues; it destroyedmany dreams of a happier
future. However, for all that, it ended in a warof no winner
but all losers, with the original issues unsolved. Finally,
Ipresents my suggestions, and some lessons and revelations
obtained fromstudying the civil war. I dedicate this thesis to
those who believe thatmen and women can control their destiny,
and that they and their childrencan build a future of peace,
security, and good will for all.
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