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Yugoslavia’s Implosion by Sonja Biserko publisher Copyright © 2012 by The Norwegian Helsinki Committee for the publisher Bjørn Engesland layout and cover photo Ivan Hrašovec printed by Zagorac, Belgrade isbn 978-82-91809-01-4 The printing of this book has been financially supported by the Fritt Ord Foundation, Oslo. Activities relating to the book have been supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in context of the projects The Role of Universities in Peace Building and Human Rights Reform in Serbia. The contents of this book are the sole responsibility of the author and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the financial supporters.
Contents FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 CHAPTER 1 Serbian Nationalism and the Remaking of the Yugoslav Federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 CHAPTER 2 The Army’s Role in Political Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 CHAPTER 3 The Kosovo Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 CHAPTER 4 Serbia: Between Europe and Backwardness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 CHAPTER 5 Lessons for Peacemakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 NAME INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Page 1: SONJA BISERKO Yugoslavia’s Implos
Page 7: To my brother Željko Biserko
Page 10 and 11: 10 Foreword time, émigré literatu
Page 12 and 13: 12 Foreword II Biserko’s argument
Page 14 and 15: 14 Foreword in World War Two came t
Page 16 and 17: 16 IntroduCtIon researched. Post-co
Page 18 and 19: 18 IntroduCtIon perceived as Serbia
Page 20 and 21: 20 IntroduCtIon Milosavljević, Olg
Page 22 and 23: 22 IntroduCtIon systemic reform, fo
Page 24 and 25: 24 IntroduCtIon occupy a prominent,
Page 26 and 27: 26 IntroduCtIon unwillingness to pa
Page 28 and 29: 28 IntroduCtIon taken subsequently.
Page 30 and 31: 30 IntroduCtIon short-term and hast
Page 33 and 34: CHAPTER 1 Serbian nationalism and t
Page 35 and 36: The Serbian national program faced
Page 37 and 38: territory roughly coinciding with t
Page 39 and 40: Unlike Croats, the Serbs had a “h
Page 41 and 42: Chetnik 16 and Ustasha 17 movements
Page 43 and 44: and its leader, Josip Broz Tito, wi
Page 45 and 46: framework for the massive mobilizat
Page 47 and 48: they considered him “the incarnat
Page 49 and 50: At the same time, a massive politic
Page 51 and 52: economic advancement. Being profoun
Page 53 and 54: historian: “In 1972 in Serbia, an
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The party organization is constantl
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was arbitrary and untenable, and he
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all, those having to do with the ma
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The Serbs’ view of the 1974 Const
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president, Ćosić brought together
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economically, or communicationally.
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the first ethnic Albanian demonstra
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and somewhat inert manner. Immediat
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freedom—which united intellectual
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during the 1999 air war by the Nort
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the establishment of diplomatic rel
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ought to be “defined on the basis
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and the republics. His book System
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elevance. The economist Kosta Mihaj
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liberation and unification of the e
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campaign in late 1991 and early 199
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THE RISE OF MILOŠEVIĆ The prewar
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Tito, who by his visionary inspirat
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aimed at setting the scene for the
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The popularity Milošević enjoyed
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Union. At the same time, it was equ
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opinion, could save Yugoslavia. Bra
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war against all neighbors and commi
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Prince Lazar were part of the run-u
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Mindful of the changes in the inter
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Milošević continued to wage a cam
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objectives, especially following ev
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leading to its virtual isolation -
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Dimitrije Ljotić and his Rally Par
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Because redrawing borders, especial
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Serbs must constitute a sound basis
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the unification of all Serbs. The S
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Milošević was satisfied with the
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ecause “nothing … stands in the
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ideologues resigned themselves to t
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126 ChApter 2 decentralization of t
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128 ChApter 2 the nvo was entrusted
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130 ChApter 2 and attempted reversa
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132 ChApter 2 increasingly succumbe
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134 ChApter 2 would have meant the
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136 ChApter 2 Federal Republic of Y
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138 ChApter 2 within the unitary st
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140 ChApter 2 the Serbian krajinas
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142 ChApter 2 The Army’s politica
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144 ChApter 2 MILOŠEVIĆ AND THE A
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146 ChApter 2 ploy [by the West] be
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148 ChApter 2 breakthrough and saw
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150 ChApter 2 “the generals’ pa
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152 ChApter 2 The ypa disliked the
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154 ChApter 2 defense in accordance
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156 ChApter 2 said Yugoslavia shoul
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158 ChApter 2 units, and institutio
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160 ChApter 2 carried threats to
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162 ChApter 2 Although as late as 1
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164 ChApter 2 the Serbs and in thos
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166 ChApter 2 eliminated in a “mo
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168 ChApter 2 Operational Plans for
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170 ChApter 2 around Zagreb, Knin,
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172 ChApter 2 Željko Ražnatović
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174 ChApter 2 In that way the un pe
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176 ChApter 2 Volunteers from the r
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178 ChApter 2 Bubanj Potok outside
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180 ChApter 2 ypa is in effect alre
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182 ChApter 2 In October 1991, mp s
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184 ChApter 2 pure Serbian territor
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186 ChApter 2 police and the parami
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188 ChApter 2 lifting of un sanctio
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190 ChApter 2 an opportunity for it
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192 ChApter 2 the irrational use of
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194 ChApter 3 possibility of using
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196 ChApter 3 Albanians have been t
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198 ChApter 3 The answer to such qu
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200 ChApter 3 launched a drive impo
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202 ChApter 3 Ivo Andrić, assistan
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204 ChApter 3 conference issued a r
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206 ChApter 3 for separate national
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208 ChApter 3 Autonomous Provinces
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210 ChApter 3 for such shameful beh
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212 ChApter 3 inter-nationality rel
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214 ChApter 3 protest against the s
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216 ChApter 3 the “belief in demo
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218 ChApter 3 Radicals and Arkan’
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220 ChApter 3 was prepared to inter
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222 ChApter 3 less nationalistic th
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224 ChApter 3 James Rubin, spokespe
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226 ChApter 3 province in the 1990s
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228 ChApter 3 that Kosovo was of gr
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230 ChApter 3 Macedonia and Kosovo
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232 ChApter 3 on the agendas of the
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234 ChApter 3 territorial integrity
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236 ChApter 3 humanitarian organiza
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238 ChApter 3 repression of the civ
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240 ChApter 3 as well as effective
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242 ChApter 3 In view of this prono
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244 ChApter 3 and that nato would s
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246 ChApter 3 Albanians because it
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248 ChApter 3 Russian solidarity wi
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250 ChApter 3 and the public infras
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252 ChApter 3 elections. His Democr
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254 ChApter 3 Albanians, who confir
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256 ChApter 3 Thus, the Serbian nat
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258 ChApter 3 Balkan peninsula unti
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260 ChApter 3 fry but within an int
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262 ChApter 3 Kosovo would need to
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264 ChApter 3 haven or protection z
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266 ChApter 3 Belgrade offered no o
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268 ChApter 3 Belgrade’s reaction
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270 ChApter 3 the situation on the
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272 ChApter 3 (saa)—an agreement
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CHAPTER 4 Serbia: Between europe an
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DEFEAT OF THE TERRITORIAL PRETENSIO
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social advancement. And it was prec
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or abroad, these groups are able to
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The wars in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzego
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orders. In retrospect, however, the
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ethnic cleansing, one must bear in
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Milošević tried to return Yugosla
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equipment. The military industry co
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PLUS ÇA CHANGE, PLUS C’EST LA ME
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The political and economic system t
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with the Hague Tribunal. The restor
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would be better to “suck Serbia i
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Glorification of war and its protag
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ent on destroying Serbian sacred an
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icj held that the Genocide Conventi
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and a historic figure. At the same
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A DEEP-ROOTED RESISTANCE TO MODERNI
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structures. Because Serbia rejects
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forward-looking government that Ser
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316 ChApter 5 Greater Serbia, and t
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318 ChApter 5 Serbia—which had be
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320 ChApter 5 the discrepancy betwe
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322 ChApter 5 multiethnic communiti
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324 ChApter 5 rights, national and
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326 ChApter 5 legal standards. Ther
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328 ChApter 5 International Court o
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330 ChApter 5 before, has engineere
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Bibliography The bibliography focus
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Hodge, Carole, Britain and Balkans:
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name Index Abazović, Mirsad 40 Abr
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Đinđić, Zoran 16, 19, 28, 69, 19
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Malcolm, Noel 195 Maliqi, Shkëlzen
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Radinović, Radovan 188 Radosavljev
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“Serbs cannot live peacefully in
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