Conflicts between Serbia and Albania

One of the youngest nations of Europe, Yugoslavia was created after World War I as a homeland for several different rival ethnic groups. The country was put together mostly from remnants of the collapsed Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary. Demands for self-determination by Slovenes, Croats, Serbs, and others were ignored. Yugoslavia thus became an uneasy association of peoples conditioned by centuries of ethnic and religious hatreds. World War II aggravated these rivalries, but Communist dictatorship after the war controlled them for 45 years. When the Communist system failed, the old rivalries reasserted themselves; and in the early 1990s the nation was rent by secessionist movements and civil war. Within several years these conflicts

Also, during this time “Ethnic Fault Lines” were created resulting in stronger violence along these areas. Reference the attached map of Yugoslavia in the Cited Sources section to view the map of ethnic majorities within the Yugoslavian region. This is a perfect example of how all the ethnicities were spread out across the region and not simply contained to one area allowing for the violent ethnic fault lines. Along with the historical perspective of ethnic tensions causing nationalism in Yugoslavia, new evidence from historians have shown that the Bosnian Civil War was not a one-time deal in the area. This had been considered a very active region, in the case of violence, during the 20th century making some historians to think that this conflict was bound to happen as it had occurred various other times in the past. Historically, another reason for the ethnic tensions occurred due to the fall of Communism. Although this is somewhat indirect, different ethnicities side with different governmental views causing deeper tensions to rise after the vacuum of the major world power in the Eastern Europe region. As stated earlier, Slobodan Milosevic believed he could push his agenda without any international policing of his actions due to the recent fall of communism and power vacuum. On this note, governmental influences are also another way that nationalism caused the Bosnian Civil War.

Upon the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia crumbling down in 1992, Bosnia Herzegovina entered a period of instability. The country was recognized as it’s own independent country by the main powers, however there were three groups arguing over land rights inside Bosnia. The Croat, Serb, and Bosnian Muslim disputing quickly escalated into something horrendous. The Serbs did not want Bosnia to be it’s own country because some of the Bosnian land encompassed some of Serbia, the Serbs began bombing Bosnian cities and would murder Bosnian citizens in the cities that were in the land the two countries “shared.” The Serbs began encroaching on Bosnian territory, they were led to believe that the Bosnians were the enemy, televised to the Serbs was propaganda claiming that the Bosnian Muslims were an enemy and a threat to Serbia, they were instilled with paranoia ("Combat

The Albanians were the majority and the Serbians being the minority. In this situation, the Serbians oppressed the Albanians. In retaliation, the Albanians formed a terrorist group known as the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) which was a terrorist group that fought for the rights of the Albanians. The various actions taken by the KLA caused NATO involvement. Their involvement required a series of air raids and bombings to flush the Serbian people out of Kosovo. However, the story gets much deeper than that.

All the Balkan states wanted to claim Albanian territories as their own but the European States had ideas of their own for the territories. Italy saw Albania as a “quinta sponda” (“Fifth shore”). It was an opportunity to further expand Italian imperialism in the East. Russia wanted the control of the Slavic people in the Balkans and with the Albanian lands that was more than achievable. The alliances of the European countries had already been formed and the problem appeared when it became clear that the two parties planned to divide the territories with their allies. However the most prominent threat in the Balkans was Serbia.

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The country of Serbia and its people have endured a turbulent and violent time as a country. Having both, a strong bond and difficult conflicts with the countries that surround them on the Balkan Peninsula have created their culture. Due to violent and ethnic clashes throughout its history, Serbia has found it difficult to gain a firm footing to establish itself as a country. If ithe government of Serbia does not continue to put forth the effort, especially now with the influx of refugees, this could become the next breeding ground for extremist and or terror organizations

The first battle of the Kosovo war which was meticulously planned with stomach revolting malice was less than a mile from my house and it resulted in the death of over 50 members of the Jashari family. As the Serbian Army surrounded the three homes the Jashari’s began to prepare for the onslaught that was to come. Although less than 20 men had arms they valiantly defended their house, their land, and most importantly their family from a determined and well organize Army. These men, farmers by trade, equipped with simple Kalashnikov rifles defended their homes and lives for hours and didn’t allow for their bloodthirsty enemies to advance even one step towards their precious brothers, sisters, mothers, and fathers. The amount of power

Precariously poised between the Balkans and Central Europe, this land has been passed between competing kingdoms, empires and republics for millennia. If there's an upside to this continual dislocation, it's in the rich cultural legacy that each has left behind. Venetian palazzos snuggle up to Napoleonic forts, Roman columns protrude from early Slavic churches, and Viennese mansions face off with Socialist Realist

One of the most clear and important shortcomings of the Just War Theory in regard to this conflict is the notion of Just Cause, which states that a war must not be solely to punish those who have done wrong.  In the case of the Bosnian War, the idea of what cause is justified and what is not becomes seriously difficult to understand. In saying that correcting a truly great evil is enough for a just cause, the fact that the Just War Theory fails to explain what constitutes such an evil becomes glaringly clear.  Does the mass “cleansing,” genocide and forced conversion begun by the Croatians following World War Two count as a wrongdoing severe enough to start a war in retaliation over?  There is also the statement that revenge, so to speak,

Known as Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II, the Yugoslav Wars (also known as the Wars of Yugoslav Succession, the Yugoslav Civil War, or the War in the Balkans) were a series of wars fought in the former Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. Though the entire conflict can be divided up into four distinct wars, they are related due to their common origin and the presence of the same ethnoreligious groups in the multiple wars. These wars have become notorious due to the atrocious war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by all sides.

Yugoslavia was created at the end of World War I, when Bosnian, Croat, and Slovenian territories joined that of the Serbian Empire. Yugoslavia was split up during World War II, but was once again unified at the end by Josip Broz Tito. Due to cultural differences, remembrance of WWII events, and the death of Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslavia, once again, broke up in the early 1990s. My parents were born and raised in different parts of Yugoslavia, but with the break-up of Yugoslavia, and wars that followed between Bosnia and Serbia, my parents had to escape to Germany (where my brother and I would soon be born). Growing up I always heard about how great it was to live in a Yugoslavia that was ruled by Josip Broz Tito, it was a place where people got along with one another. However, that would soon change.

The land of Kosovo has been plagued with tension for hundreds of years being claimed by several surrounding countries. The two biggest contenders, Albanians in Kosovo and Serbia have been fighting for the land, which culminated in a full war from 1998-1999. The war brought international attention to the war crimes committed by both sides, and proved that the two countries had years to go before coming to a solution. The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) led by Kosovo Albanians, and the Serbian militia led by President Slobodan Milošević committed heinous crimes against their enemies. Crimes range from ethnic cleansing to rape and destruction of whole villages. The violence created a serious refugee problem that is still relevant today.

As one of the most troubled region of the Balkans in Central Europe, the Balkans were affected by strife and hostility. The problems in the Balkans not only affected the people living in this region, but also other large European powers that fueled many of the major conflicts and events of Europe at the time. The First Balkan War and its profound effects on European history will be discussed, while also exploring the future conflicts in both the Balkans and the rest of Europe.

The rise of World War II caused many countries in Europe to involve in order to protect the country and its people. Many of the small countries that made up the Balkans, like Albania, were majorly impacted and had a role in the events of World War II. During this time, Adolf Hitler was leader the of Germany and there were many problems between the country of Germany and other nations in Europe. As chancellor of Germany, Hitler was also the leader of the Nazi party, which seized control of the country, suppressing beliefs, and implementing communism. Adolf Hitler was at war with other countries and involved in attempting to satisfy his goals for himself, as well as the Nazi party. When Italy realized that Germany was gradually taking control of other countries, Italy saw that it was the perfect opportunity to invade Albania because it would greatly influence Italy’s progression. The invasion of Italy negatively impacted Albania because it destroyed the people and the country. The country changed because communism and fascism influenced Albania’s government, which was controlled by Italy and then Germany for a period of time. The people of Albania were not satisfied and no longer desired to be controlled by the Italy. This caused Germany to take control of Albania because the citizens of Albania wanted a different government and Italy was at the point of its fall. Italy was no longer successful and powerful enough to overpower Germany. Germany took the position in occupying