Barbara Walter in her Introduction to her book she cowrote states that fear is a major factor in civil war and the choices the parties in war may make. “Security fears might play a far greater role in certain situations than policy makers or social scientists have thus far recognized” (Walter 3). These “security fears” that Walter cites in her introduction she later cites as having various situations that provoke these fears to come about, including “(1) the government breaks down or collapses, (2) a minority group becomes geographically isolated within a larger ethni community, (3) the political balance of power shifts from one group to another, (4) economic resources rapidly change hands, or (5) groups are asked to demobilize partisan armies” (Walter 4). These situations bring about uncertainty to the country involved, which instills fear into the hearts of its citizens and results in what is called a security
Barbara Walter in her Introduction to her book she cowrote states that fear is a major factor in civil war and the choices the parties in war may make. “Security fears might play a far greater role in certain situations than policy makers or social scientists have thus far recognized” (Walter 3). These “security fears” that Walter cites in her introduction she later cites as having various situations that provoke these fears to come about, including “(1) the government breaks down or collapses, (2) a minority group becomes geographically isolated within a larger ethni community, (3) the political balance of power shifts from one group to another, (4) economic resources rapidly change hands, or (5) groups are asked to demobilize partisan armies” (Walter 4). These situations bring about uncertainty to the country involved, which instills fear into the hearts of its citizens and results in what is called a security