ESSAY PLAN

Essay Plan

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Introduction

The coerced displacement of persons within the borders of their own countries by civil conflicts, internal strife, and systematic violations of human rights has become a pervasive feature of refugees placement during the post-cold war era. Large numbers of persons are regularly turned into "refugees" within their national borders, dispossessed by their own governments and other controlling authorities, and forced into a life of destitution and indignity. Their plight not only poses a humanitarian challenge but also threatens the security and stability of countries, regions, and through a chain effect, the international system of which they are an integral part. As portions of a country, or an entire country, fall into disarray, neighboring countries are forced to bear the brunt of refugee flows and cope with the resulting substantial political and economic disruptions. Violence and instability may spread through entire regions. Regional and international responses are required as much by a collective interest in regional stability and global peace and security as by humanitarian and human rights concerns.

Methods of Investigation

Case Studies

All of the countries discussed in this volume have experienced substantial internal displacement, numbering in the millions in some. In many, crises of displacement have caused serious problems in neighboring states, and some have threatened entire regions.

In Europe, with close to 5 million internally displaced persons, the former Yugoslavia has been the site of a huge international relief effort, arguably more visible than any other comparable effort. The Caucasus region of the former Soviet Union, comprising Chechnya, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia, is an ethnically complex and strategically important area where the outcome of conflict and displacement will have serious long-term implications for the region's stability. For Asia, which also has close to 5 million internally displaced persons, the study ...