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Death of the Yugoslav People`s Army and the War of Succession

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Smrt Jugoslavije odvijala se istodobno sa smrću Jugoslavenske narodne armije (JNA). U početku, JNA je željela sačuvati integritet Federacije, ali se ova ubrzo raspala po etničkim linijama. Promjene koje su se dogodile unutar JNA predstavljaju mikrokozmos procesa raspada Jugoslavije. Na osobnoj razini, vojnici dvojih nacionalosti trebali su birati kome će se prikloniti. Ta unutarnja borba bila je slična izboru civila ali mnogo složenija – u koga pucati i zašto? Konačno, raspad Jugoslavije se ne može opisivati bez spominjanja uloge Saveza Komunista Jugoslavije. Odnosi armije, partije i države pomogli su u stvaranju dodatne konfuzije, posebno kad uzmemo u obzir pad komunizma u Sovjetskom Savezu i Istočnoj Europi. Kako su se partijski vođena armija i država uopće mogle na miran način transformirati u neki od mogućih oblika višestranačkog društva i tržišne ekonomije? Problemi koji su pogodili bivšu Jugoslaviju i JNA, posebno tijekom osamdesetih godina 20 stoljeća, zajedno su doveli do propasti i smrti na svim društvenim razinama.The death of Yugoslavia took place in tandem with the death of the Yugoslav People’s Army (JNA). Initially, the JNA sought to maintain the integrity of the federation but soon unraveled along ethnic lines. The JNA’s internal transition thus serves as a microcosm of the process of Yugoslav dismemberment. On a personal level, soldiers with mixed ethnicities had to choose allegiances. That struggle mirrored certain choices by civilians, but on a much more troubling level—namely, who to shoot at and why? Finally, no discussion of the breakup of Yugoslavia can go without mentioning the role of the League of Communists. The relationship between the army, party, and state helped create fissures and further confusion, especially with the fall of Communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. How could a party-run army and state peacefully transition to some form of a multi-party state and mixed economy? The troubles that plagued former Yugoslavia and the JNA, especially during the 1980s, created a mixture that helped foster disaster and death at all levels

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