11.  Poplasen and his party have made no secret of their desire of an ethnic pure Serb state that would succeed from Bosnia and join neighboring Serbia.

12.  But the government claims they are linked to fighters across the border in Kosovo and aim to break off northern Macedonia to form an independent ethnic Albanian state.

13.  But the past fifty years have given us a new context in which to view the Israeli experiment, for this is the era of the ethnic state.

14.  For the Bosnian Serbs, who will be represented at least in the initial negotiations by Serbia, there is the incentive of establishing an ethnic state in Bosnia.

15.  He says his house was burned down by Kosovo Liberation Army soldiers, many of whom aspire to an independent ethnic Albanian state.

16.  Macedonian leaders say the rebels are terrorists who want to create an ethnic Albanian state and refuse to include them in any talks.

17.  Macedonian leaders say the rebels are terrorists who want to create an ethnic Albanian state and refuse to negotiate with them.

18.  Rebels in both Macedonia and southern Serbia are believed to be aided by extremists in Kosovo, who seek an independent ethnic Albanian state.

19.  Some advocate establishing an independent ethnic Albanian state in Kosovo and part of Macedonia, despite international opposition.

20.  The government mobilized troops against the rebels and accused them of trying to break up the country and create a new ethnic Albanian state.