VELIKOSRPSKA TERITORIJALNA POSEZANJA
GREATER-SERBIAN TERRITORIAL CLAIMS

Summary/Abstract: Ideologic background of the Greater-Serbian territorial policy was formed by the programme wich have been repeatedly appearing in Serbia since the first half of the 19th century. Since then all Serbian territorial claims have been based on a number of falsifications. For their realization favourable situations in international relations have been used (World wars, breakdowns of empires or state-unions). Serbia has tried to realize its territorial expansion by both direct annexion of certain areas and by using its hegemony in the fictiously common South-Slavic state. All the characteristics of the previous Greater-Serbian territorial claims have reappeared before and during the aggression against Croatia in 1991. Therefore, it was only the newest in a chain of attempts to conquer foreign territory, or, in short it was a pure land-grabbing war. Programme of all main Serbian political parties are extremly expansionistic. The territorial expansion or creation of Greater Serbia is also advocated by a great number of intellectuals. Referring to a number of sources, this paper proves it.

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