Latvia, is a particularly interesting case because of its ethnic makeup and its tortured political history.

FORBES: Latvia's Language Referendum, the Continued Rise of the European Right, and the Irrelevance of the European Union

In Islamabad, Pakistan's foreign ministry repeated its insistence that any Afghan government must be representative of the country's ethnic makeup.

CNN: Move into Afghan capital hastens diplomatic steps

There was no significant change in the ethnic makeup or the average wealth or educational levels of New Yorkers as violent crime more or less vanished.

NEWYORKER: The Caging of America

Thus we can say that among those that we deem to have the credentials to succeed (academic ability), we can also consider other characteristics to shape our individual educational environments- like athletic ability, musical or artistic talent, geographic makeup and yes, even ethnic characteristics.

FORBES: Candid Perspective on Minority Admissions

Early in this introduction, I wrote that understanding the complex ethnic, religious, national, and racial makeup of Arab societies makes comprehensible much of the Middle East's seemingly impenetrable politics.

NPR: Historian Robert Satloff