Introduction to Geopolitics

TRIANGLE STATE
CIRCLE STATE
Figure 5.2
Prelude to ethnic cleansing.

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determine conflict; most states exhibit this mixture of nations without violence. But, in
some cases, politicians gain prominence on the back of calls to alter the multi-national
make-up of the state, often by blaming economic and social woes upon the presence 
of a minority nation.
The drive to create a “pure” nation-state is illustrated in Figure 5.3. In what has
become known as “ethnic cleansing” the minority 
nation is expelled from the land-
scape of the Triangle State. Expulsion usually consists of violence against people and
their property that forces them to flee for their safety, leaving their property and posses-
sions behind. Expulsion usually takes place in conjunction with eradication (Figure 5.4);
the slaughter, usually of young men, and the rape of women to prevent the reproduc-
tion of future generations. Rape is also a powerful weapon (see Chapter 8). Women are
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