Founded in June 1950 THE REVIEW I OF INTERNATIONAL R A AFFAIRS UDK 327 ISSN 0486-6096 BELGRADE, VOL. LXI, No. 1137, JANUARY–MARCH 2010 Branislav Radeljić TWO DECADES OF ACADEMIC DEBATE: WESTERN SCHOLARSHIP AND THE COLLAPSE OF YUGOSLAVIA Spyridon Sfetas THE BALKANS TODAY: BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN INTEGRATION AND THE AMERICAN-RUSSIAN ANTAGONISM Pero Petrović EFECTS OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS ON THE SERBIAN ECONOMY AND THE NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES Jonathan Crossen REBUKING SOVIET IMF MEMBERSHIP and Bessma Momani IN AN ERA OF GLASNOST Bojan Dobovšek ART CRIME SECURITY Noah Charney Jure Škrbec DOCUMENTS THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS AND ECONOMICS Institute of International Politics and Economics Belgrade, Makedonska 25, Phone: 3373 824, Internet site: www.diplomacy.bg.ac.rs e-mail: [email protected] THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS AND ECONOMICS is a research institution established in 1947. 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Box 413 Internet: www.diplomacy.bg.ac.rs/ria.htm Published quarterly Publisher Institute of International Politics and Economics, Belgrade, Makedonska 25, E-mail: [email protected] For the Publisher Duško Dimitrijević, Ph.D. Director Language editor Aleksandra Janošević Editor-in-Chief Mina Zirojević Fatić Layout Sanja Pavlović, Snežana Vojković For information on annual subscription please contact: BiFS doo, Books and Periodicals, Supilova 10 11000 Belgrade, Serbia Tel/fax: +381 11 20 84 229 E-mail: [email protected] Circulation 300 Printed by “Želnid”, Belgrade, Nemanjina 6 The Review of International Affairs Vol. LXI, No. 1137, January–March 2010 UDK 327 ISSN 0486-6096 Contents Branislav Radeljić Two Decades of Academic Debate: Western Scholarship and the Collapse of Yugoslavia ......................................... 5 Spyridon Sfetas The Balkans today: Between the European integration and the American-Russian antagonism ................................................................ 30 Pero Petrović Efects of the Global Economic Crisis on the Serbian Economy and the Neighbouring Countries ........................................................................... 54 Jonathan Crossen and Bessma Momani Rebuking Soviet IMF Membership in an Era of Glasnost ................................. 69 Bojan Dobovšek, Noah Charney, Jure Škrbec Art Crime Security ............................................................................................... 91 Book Reviews Jürgen Habermas (translated by Ciaran Cronin), Europe: The Faltering Project ............................................................................. 109 4 The Review of International Affairs Dragan Petrović, French-Yugoslav Relations During the Algerian War from 1952–1964 .................................................................... 112 Documents Head of United Nations Mission, Briefing Security Council, Calls On Serbian, Kosovo Authorities to Create Multi-Ethnic Society, Ensure Regional Prosperity ................................................................................ 115 Address before the Sixteenth Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union ................................................. 129 The Review of International Affairs 5 UDK: 378.6:321.01](497.1+4) Biblid 0543-3657, 61 (2010) Vol. LXI, No. 1137, pp. 5–29 Original Scientific Paper October 2009 Branislav Radeljić1 Two Decades of Academic Debate: Western Scholarship and the Collapse of Yugoslavia ABSTRACT The collapse of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has encouraged proliferation of academic literature. This paper examines Western scholarship and, while broadly dividing factors that contributed to the state disintegration into two main categories (internal and external), questions what is yet to be analyzed in order to get a clearer picture about the Yugoslav drama. In this respect, the paper perceives non-state actors as important players capable of influencing decision-making processes. Thus, deeper understanding of activism perpetrated by diaspora groups, media and churches — altogether bearing remarkable power within the Yugoslav federation — would be a valuable contribution to the existing scholarship. Key words: Yugoslavia, state disintegration, European Community, non-state actors. Introduction The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) ceased to exist on 15 January 1992 but has been present in the international political discourse ever since thus opening space for discussion and analysis.2 While some of Yugoslavia’s peoples and nations understood the Yugoslav federation as an artificial and non-permanent entity, others believed in its structure as it stood, without questioning its future; to quote William Hitchcock, 1 Branislav Radeljić, Lecturer in International Development, University of East London, UK. Email: [email protected]. 2 The date when the twelve members of the European Community officially recognized Slovenia and Croatia as independent states. 6 The Review of International Affairs Yugoslavia was “a rare bird in Europe: Communist, yet moderately tolerant, open to trade with the West, and politically independent of both Cold War blocs”.3 When Yugoslavia started facing economic, political and social problems, academics turned their attention to the area trying to establish the causes and possible outcome of these problems. The crisis of the late 1980s raised tensions and encouraged hatred among nationalist factions, resulting in brutal and humiliating wars. The wars in the former Yugoslavia “shocked the civilized West” and encouraged an endless debate about the Balkans:4 “Today, the very word ‘Balkans’ conjures up images of intrigue, war, and human suffering on a scale abhorrent to Western society. To some people, the Balkans countries lack a clear Western orientation and carry far too much cultural baggage to belong in the European club. Western leaders refer to the region as the back door to Europe, the Balkan powder keg, or Europe’s doorstep. What these euphemisms hide is, perhaps, the wish that the Balkans were located anywhere other than in Europe.”5 More importantly, I argue that the Yugoslav wars sparked debate over credibility and capability not only with regard to the international community as such, but also of individual states and actors who were assigned important roles in the handling of the devastating situation. What Western scholarship immediately did was to