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The International Involvement in the Former Yugoslavia's Dissolution and Peace Settlement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Snezana Trifunovska
Snezana Trifunovska*
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University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Why do Balkan wars start and why do they finish? We know that in all Balkan wars there are significant internal factors, among them the various nationalities of the former Yugoslavia who are seeking to establish, consolidate or otherwise enhance their new nation states. However, one should not discount external factors present in the Balkans, such as the interests of other states, in particular imperial interests.

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Part III: International Reactions to Yugoslavia's Disintegration
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Nationalities Papers , Volume 25 , Issue 3: The Disintegration of Yugoslavia: Inevitable or Avoidable? , September 1997 , pp. 517 - 535
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Copyright © 1997 Association for the Study of Nationalities 

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