The 20th century's most protracted conflict, The Cold War, also provided the longest stable peace in the history of the modern world - a fragile peace in that came at the price of national freedom for many people. With the demise of the Cold War, new nearly-unknown countries, long ingnored or surpressed, came to the world's attention, as ethnic and national conflicts, rooted in the newly independent states' own multi-ethnic populations, emerged. From Bosnia-Herzegovina and Macedonia to Eritrea and Uzbekistan, this book provides a guide to the states recognized since 1989 and the nations that...