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- proper noun Alternative form of
Balkanization .
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Examples
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Blunkett said the abolition of regional bodies will lead to the "Balkanisation" of England, and end the ability of regions outside London to fight global market forces.
David Blunkett warns uneven cuts risk rise of English nationalism Patrick Wintour 2010
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Catholic Church against a "Balkanisation" of the vast African country.
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"Balkanisation" of local authorities by race -- white, coloured
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For the full list of signatories, including Professor Laurence Tribe, see Bruce Ackerman's post on Balkanisation
Bradley Manning's inhumane treatment | Bruce Ackerman and others 2011
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Balkanisation in April: "I worked in Serbia, in Belgrade and in Sarajevo, then in Washington, and I went back to Sarajevo and am now in Kosovo."
Russia and Georgia: Caucasion catastrophy continues to brew 2009
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Balkanisation of the Caucasus (Dagestan, Chechnya and other autonomous regions), with the same strategy applicable to Iran, Iraq and China.
Russia and Georgia: Caucasion catastrophy continues to brew 2009
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It bestows official blessing upon the development of a parallel separate Islamic jurisdiction in Britain, thus hastening the Balkanisation of Britain and the development of an Islamic state within a state.
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In view of that clearly expressed dissent and the accompanying violence, it is essential we ask: what would happen if demographics and colonisation make Balkanisation of England a viable possibility.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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Every nation with restive ethnic minorities will now be undermined by this endorsement of illegal Balkanisation.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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It bestows official blessing upon the development of a parallel separate Islamic jurisdiction in Britain, thus hastening the Balkanisation of Britain and the development of an Islamic state within a state.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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