Introduction : ethnic nationalism in the post-Cold War era / W. Raymond Duncan and G. Paul Holman, Jr. -- Yugoslavia's break-up / W. Raymond Duncan -- World turned upside down : ethnic conflict in the former Soviet Union / Wayne P. Limberg -- Russo-Ukrainian relations : the containment legacy / G. Paul Holman, Jr. -- O patria mia : national conflict in mountainous Karabagh / Audrey L. Altstadt -- Central Asia : prospects for ethnic and nationalist conflict / Malvin M. Helgesen -- Ethnic relations and conflict in the Baltic states / Toivo U. Raun -- Conclusion : the implications of post-Soviet conflicts for international security / W. Raymond Duncan and G. Paul Holman, Jr.