Balkanization or balkanisation's a geopolitical term originally used to describe the process of fragmentation or division of a region or state into smaller regions or states that're often hostile or non-cooperative with each other. The term has arisen from the conflicts in the 20th century Balkans. While what's now termed Balkanization has occurred throughout history, the term originally describes the creation of smaller, ethnically diverse states following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire be… (More on Balkanization)