title: Wars of the 1990s.
abstract: The 40 wars of the past decade, all 'minor', have resulted in a total of more than two million deaths and 20 million refugees or displaced persons. Few have been the international wars typical of previous periods. Nine out of ten began as internal or civil wars, foreign intervention--when it occurred--being always secondary. The weapons used, the effects on the civilian populations, the type and extension of damages are different but equally destructive. The main causes of these conflicts are cultural or religious, rather than economic. The best attitudes to attempt to prevent or stop them are surveyed.
authors.affiliation: IPPNW Belgium. ampgn.firket@skynet.be
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Firket
mesh_terms: D003469:Culture; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D006801:Humans; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014857:Warfare