Click on the article title to access it. There are examples that prove that such harmony is possible, but the balance is frequently a delicate one. A cosmopolitan among the true believers. The nationalism that has caused widespread ethnic conflict since the end of the Cold War is a denial of reality and is most violent when the warring factions closely resemble each other.
Nationalism defines nationality on ethnic rather than civic terms.
Holly Burkhalter . The Rwanda genocide which claimed thousands of lives from the Tutsi group is blamed on the indifference of the international community to the country's fragile state, despite the warning signals. A large part of the blame is placed on the US for obstructing the UN's efforts to send intervention to stop the atrocities, and for downplaying the impact of the mass killing. The US is also criticized for focusing on the policy battles among its officials rather than extending military aid to a nation which badly needed its assistance .