Spoljna politika Jugoslavije i njeno mesto u pokretu nesvrstanosti
Yugoslavia's Foreign Policy and Its Role in the Non-Aligned Movement

Summary/Abstract: The policy of non-alignment has lent a special weight to Yugoslavia’s role on the Old Continent. Its non-affiliation to military-political alliances and economic groupings is the expression of her European option on the basis of the principles of non-alignment. Without her adherence to the policy of non-alignment and her extensive co-operation with numerous countries, members of the non-aligned movement, Yugoslavia would of necessity occupy only a modest political position on the periphery of Europe. The activity of the neutral and non-aligned countries has, from the Yugoslav standpoint, two important repercussions: (a) it demonstrates that legal and civilisational differences between the neutral and non-aligned countries are no obstacle to the recognition and pursuance of common non-bloc interests; (b) it also indicates that Yugoslavia's policy in Europe and the policy of non-alignment are closely interlinked. A special place in the European policy of Yugoslavia is occupied by her relations with and policy towards the neighbouring countries. The experiences obtained in co-operation with its neighbours show that relations depend on a series of factors: on the interference and influence of big powers, on the treatment of national minorities, on the existence and manifestation of direct or indirect territorial claims and on other forms of interference in domestic affairs, and on the mutual willingness really to tackle common problems.

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