Balkanization
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Balkanization or Balkanisation is the process involving the fragmentation of an area, country, or region into multiple smaller and hostile units.[1][2] It is usually caused by differences in ethnicity, culture, religion, and some other factors such as past grievances.
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The term was first coined in the early 20th century, and found its roots in the depiction of events during the Balkan Wars (1912–1913) and World War I (1914–1918), specifically referring to incidents that transpired earlier in the Balkan Peninsula.[3]
The term is pejorative;[4] when sponsored or encouraged by a sovereign third party, it has been used as an accusation against such third-party nations. Controversially,[5] the term is often used by voices for the status quo to underscore the dangers of acrimonious or runaway secessionism. The Balkan peninsula is seen as an example of shatter belts in geopolitics.[6]