Croatia

Yugoslavia fell in the 1990’s into a mess of right-wing nationalistic states at war, resulted in numerous war crime, the bitter end was the result of the fragmented political atmosphere in the wake of Tito’s death. Significantly, though, the Soviet Union came to a relatively peaceful end due to Gorbachev’s leadership style, while the inability for different factions to compromise led to Milošević’s rise and the disturbing events of the 1990’s. Tito’s government, while deservedly less notorious than

the novel, Girl at War, by Sara Nović, Nović narrates the story of a ten-year old girl named Ana Jurić, who has the complication of not choosing where she wants to live. Ana lives in Zagreb, Croatia during the beginning months of the Yugoslavian Civil War. Nović narrates Ana’s experience during her time in Croatia and after escaping into America as a ten-year-old and as twenty-year-old college student living in New York. Ana and her sister, Rachel, were the only survivors from their family, both of

supervise the cease-fire and the withdrawal of JNA troops. By mid-February the number of UNPROFOR troops was set at 14,000, and in early March thirty nations began deploying forces to serve under General Satish Nambiar of India in four different areas of Croatia (Carole Rogel,

Yugoslavia was a very successful country under the lead of Josip Broz Tito. Yugoslavia was made of 6 Republics and those were: Croatia, Montenegro ,Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia, Serbia, Macedonia and Kosovo together with Vojvodina which at that time were recognized as provinces. After the death of Tito Yugoslavia began to demolish. The collapse of Yugoslavia began in 1980, and it continued until the 27th of April 1992, which in history is known as the date when Yugoslavia totally

The Bosnian Genocide: 1992-1995 From 1992 to 1995, Bosnia experienced an extended period of turbulence due to a Serbian nationalist movement that resulted in violent upheaval. After many years of being part of an empire or another country, Bosnia finally gained the opportunity to be independent in 1992. Yet there was little reason to rejoice independence when many non-Serbs were dispossessed of their home in Bosnia. Although this genocide was coined “ethnic cleansing,” in the early stages

Slobodan Miloševićs role in the destruction of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milošević was an instrumental part of the Yugoslav Wars, his actions were the greatest factors in the ethnic tensions sparking into an all-out war. He used the Serbian media to great effect as he was able to change the Serbian people’s option of the conflict to benefit his actions. Also his influence over the Serbian people gave him unchecked authority with his internal actions. Everything spiralled down after the Leader of Yugoslavia

The ethnic divide has grown and is shaping the future of the conflict. War breaks out and Serbs, under the leadership of Radovan Karadzic, lay siege to capital Sarajevo. The U.N. issues sanctions on Serbia for backing rebel Serbs in Croatia and Bosnia. The U.N. is trying to defuse the conflict before it get wholly out of control. Bosnia peace efforts fail, and all-out war breaks out between Muslims and Croats, who were previously allied against Serbs, Muslims and Croats. In order to

three years. It all began with a new president, Slobodan Milosevic (a Serbian who turned to nationalism and religious hatred to gain his power) being elected. He ignited long-standing tensions between the Serbs and the Muslims. When Slovenia and Croatia both declared

Serbian crusade, taking over the sovereign republics of Vojvodina and Montenegro. According to Percy (1995), the republic of Kosovo, full of Albanians, put up a fight but eventually bowed to Serbia through military force. With regard to Slovenia and Croatia, the two republics managed to hold their ground against Milosevic and declared independence in 1991. While

With tensions rising in Ukraine, Syria becoming a site of possible military intervention and the Arab Spring movement prolonging internal conflict, It is important to look at examples from the near past to understand the reasons behind trends so we might mitigate in a productive and beneficial way. Also it is imprtant to understand the trends that occur after particular events so we might predict future needs. This report will look at two developing countries, Serbia and Bosnia and Hercegovina(BIH)