Croatian War of Independence
The Croatian war of independence differed massively from the Slovenian War of Independence. In nature; resident Croatian Serb forces playing a huge role in…
Rise of Nationalism – Franjo Tudjman
Nationalism has been prevalent in Croatia since before World War II. Ante Pavelic, a military dictator and Croatian fascist, founded the ultranationalist movement known…
Slovenian 10 Day War
As the most ethnically homogeneous of the Yugoslav republics, the most western-orientated, most prosperous and geographically isolated, succession made sense for Slovenia. Rewind to…
Slovenian Independence
After World War II the Slovenian Republic had all the makings of a state except independence. Milosevic became the leader of Serbia in 1989,…
Slobodan Milosevic: The Rise of Nationalism – Part 1
To truly understand the conflict in Bosnia and the history of the Balkans following World War II, it is important to analyse the unique…
Catalonia is not Slovenia
The autonomous community of Spain is the latest region to hit the headlines in their bid for independence. The region has regained considerable political…
The Bosnian War – How it all began
In the aftermath of the Second World War, the Balkan states of Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, and Macedonia became better known as the…