Publication

15 Jul 2002

This briefing analyzes the implications of the firing of the Yugoslav army's chief of general staff in 2002. It outlines the reasons for the president's decision to remove Nebosja Parkovic and the international reaction to it. It states that the affair could have a salutary effect by strengthening democracy in the Former Republic of Yugoslavia and stimulating greater civilian control over the armed forces.

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Author International Crisis Group
Series Crisis Group Europe Briefings
Issue 26
Publisher International Crisis Group (ICG)
Copyright © 2002 International Crisis Group (Crisis Group)
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