41.   In the ethnic conflict in the former Yugoslavia, neighbors resorted to killing each other because of religious differences.

42.   In the post-cold-war era, a handful of ethnic conflicts have been eased by negotiations that could provide an example for Kashmir.

43.   In the meantime, ways must be found to keep them heading toward fuller democracy and freer markets, and away from ethnic conflict and dictatorship.

44.   Indeed, there have already been blatant examples of Moscow stoking ethnic conflicts and independence struggles across the Caucasus.

45.   Is it simply a coincidence that the three most irreconcilable ethnic conflicts on the face of the earth have all taken giant steps toward reconciliation at the same time?

46.   It is a daring gamble in a continent ruled by strong central governments and increasingly torn apart by ethnic conflict, Western diplomats say.

47.   It is also a region, near the ethnic conflicts of Burundi and Rwanda, where different groups are coming into conflict with each other and with nature.

48.   Internal ethnic conflicts and a worsening economy in Macedonia add to the anxieties about political stability in this new nation.

49.   It is coping with ethnic conflicts and helping formerly Communist countries become democratic ones.

50.   It may now be possible to arrest Karadzic and Mladic without provoking a revival of ethnic conflict or exposing NATO troops to retaliatory attacks.