SOVEREIGNTY, Europe and the Future of Serbia and Montenegro. A Proposal for International Mediation
SOVEREIGNTY, Europe and the Future of Serbia and Montenegro. A Proposal for International Mediation

Author(s): Author Not Specified
Subject(s): Transformation Period (1990 - 2010)
Published by: ESI – European Stability Initiative
Keywords: Serbia and Montenegro;
Summary/Abstract: Amidst the celebrations surrounding the new regime in Belgrade, the Montenegro question continues to cast a sour note, and the prospect of dissolution of the third Yugoslavia now seems more real than ever. The collapse of the second Yugoslavia (1945-1991) led to a decade of armed conflict. Fortunately, the future of the FRY (established in 1992) is no longer an issue of war and peace, with both sides committed to settling the matter at a political level. If no lasting solution is found soon, however, it has the potential to introduce yet more tensions and divisions into the region. The paper recommends that the international community, and particularly the European Union, could play a useful mediating role, helping to break through the current impasse. This would be more productive than simply applying diplomatic pressure on the Montenegrin leadership not to proceed with its independence plans.

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