One of the most important but least recognized changes in the last decade is the shift from violent ethnic conflict to the management of ethnic disputes.2 Nearly two dozen violent ethnic conflicts were sparked by the end of the Cold War, and by the early 1990s more than 100 ethnic groups were relying on violence to achieve their goals.3 Yet, by the decade’s end, ethnic conflict started to wane and nationalist groups were more likely to rely on compromise and diplomacy than on guns and force. This is particularly true in the post-communist world where speeches laden with references to democracy and joining the West quickly replaced nationalist rhetoric. Even in Bosnia-Herzegovina, where ethnic strife turned to genocide, concentration camps, and over 200,000 casualties, stability and peace now reign. While hardly resolved, how have ethnic differences been managed?