International studies, Vol. V No. 2, 2005.
Original scientific paper
The USA's Policy Towards the Dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia 1989-1991
Zoran Podobnik
; Master of Science in the field of American Studies
Abstract
At the end of 1980 s the traditional American approach toward socialistic Yugoslavia, based on the Cold war relations, did not respond to a new situation any more. How much was the American policy toward Yugoslavia confused and unclear in 1991, it can clearly be seen in the fact that Serbian part was accusing USA for disintegrating Yugoslavia, meanwhile the Croatian side thought that it is of America's interest that Yugoslavia survive. American administration held the position between Croatian and Slovenian nationalism on one side and Serbian hegemony combined with communist ideology of the military leaders on the other. The American administration foresaw the fact that democratic changes in Yugoslavia are going to lead to its disintegration, based on the fact that Yugoslavia in Tito's period and Kraljevina Jugoslavija could only exist as a dictatorships. Regarding Yugoslavia issue there was no middle solution: expression democratic Yugoslavia was simply a contradiction.
Keywords
Yugoslavia; USA; democracy; war
Hrčak ID:
289847
URI
Publication date:
15.4.2005.
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