International Diplomacy in the time of the Yugoslav Dissolution with emphasis on the Policy of the USA Cover Image

Međunarodna diplomatija u vrijeme disolucije SFRJ s akcentom na politiku SAD-a
International Diplomacy in the time of the Yugoslav Dissolution with emphasis on the Policy of the USA

Author(s): Zijad Šehić
Subject(s): History, Diplomatic history, Local History / Microhistory, Military history, Recent History (1900 till today), Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: Filozofski fakultet Univerziteta u Sarajevu
Keywords: USA; SFRY; Bosnia and Herzegovina; the dissolution of the SFRY; George Bush; Slobodan Milošević; Franjo Tuđman; Warren Zimermann; Alija Izetbegović

Summary/Abstract: Based on relevant literature and primary sources the author observes how the processes of change influence the dissolution of the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia. In the first phase the American administration placed global geopolitical interests above the principles of democracy, human rights and the will of the people, defending the unity of Yugoslavia. However, under the influence of military and political events in the SFRY, the actions of the American diplomacy turned from the initial policy of commitment to preserve a unified Yugoslav state towards a dedication for a democratic process of disassociation. In the focus of the author’s work is the relation of the American administration towards the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose independence was particularly advocated in the final stages by Warren Zimermann, the US ambassador to the SFRY

  • Issue Year: 5/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 271-303
  • Page Count: 33
  • Language: Bosnian