Its creation in 1947 was intended to address problems of duplication, competition, and lack of coordination that had characterized previous u. Baer claims that then he and his colleagues received millions of dollars to influence politicians and to cause the splittingup of the former yugoslavia. Europe serbia the world factbook central intelligence agency. Countries of the world 37 years of cia world fact books. This entry briefly describes the type of economy, including the degree of market orientation, the level of economic development, the most important natural resources, and the unique areas of specialization. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available online. Misha glennys the fall of yugoslavia is certainly a good book on the fall of yugoslavia, but i could not say it is the best book i have read. Dec 12, 2015 cia destroyed yugoslavia robert baer comment this description of the ciacovert destruction of yugoslavia is instructive in how the cianew world order operates in getting rid of rivals or anyone who wont do as they are told. Yugoslavias survival as a multinational state has, in. The information regarding serbia on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of serbia 2020 information contained here. An unclassified edition of the factbook omits some details on the economy. Serbia has made some progress towards eu membership, gaining candidate status in march 2012. In 1991, croatia, slovenia, and macedonia declared independence, followed by bosnia in 1992.
Slovenia the world factbook central intelligence agency. Dissatisfied with the exercise of power by the majority serbs, the slovenes succeeded in establishing their independence in 1991 after a short 10day war. Recently he announced the release of his new book secrets of the white house. Yugoslavia from the book the cias greatest hits by mark zepezauer the bloodshed and chaos that have engulfed yugoslavia since its breakup have been portrayed as the inevitable result of bottledup ethnic tensions. When it comes to the political climate in croatia, the cia seems to be thoroughly informed, given that even hrast and its president, ladislav ilcic is mentioned on the list of political parties and leaders. However, most of the german minority of yugoslavia, most of whom had collaborated during the occupation and had been recruited to german forces, were expelled towards germany or austria.
Ebscohost serves thousands of libraries with premium essays, articles and other content including cia. On march 24, 1999, the north atlantic treaty organization commences air strikes against yugoslavia with the bombing of serbian military positions in. Nov 23, 2017 cia believed yugoslavia was on the brink of going nuclear in 1975 november 23, 2017 by joseph fitsanakis leave a comment the united states central intelligence agency believed that yugoslavia was on the brink of becoming a nucleararmed state in 1975, due partly to assistance from washington, according to newly declassified documents. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of bosnia and herzegovina 2020 information contained here. A list of books on the balkans really needs a look at serbia, and tim judahs book has the telling subtitle history, myth and the destruction of yugoslavia. Yugoslavia from the book the cias greatest hits by mark. Government mismanagement of the economy is largely to blame, but the damage to yugoslavia s infrastructure and industry by the nato bombing during the war in kosovo have added to problems. Yugoslavia economy 1994 flags, maps, economy, geography. Cia world fact book, 2004serbia and montenegro wikisource.
No claims are made regarding the accuracy of yugoslavia economy 1994 information contained here. A brief analysis of a once topsecret cia report, written in 1949, provides a glimpse of us understanding of communist yugoslavia at a pivotal moment in the cold war after titos famous break with stalin the year before. Vojislav stanimirovic, alexander karalanovic, poljak sndre montrose spy arrest by cia spooks arrested stan escaped communist yugoslavia under marshal josip broz tito was as mysterious as vojislav escaped stories from italy and in the camps is where he met the real criminals and gentleman criminals also was andre montrose becoming a life long. Socialist federal republic of yugoslavia wikipedia. Cia world fact book, 2004serbia and montenegro wikisource, the. Of course, no one is an angel, but that should not diminish the fact that there are demons and then there are demons. Macedonia gained its independence peacefully from yugoslavia in 1991, but greeces objection to the new states use of what it considered a hellenic name and symbols delayed international recognition, which occurred under the provisional designation of the former yugoslav republic of macedonia. In 1918, the croats, serbs, and slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as yugoslavia. It was originally an annual book, but the 2008 edition was the last to be printed on paper by the cia.
The lands that today comprise croatia were part of the austrohungarian empire until the close of world war i. Many cia agents and senior officers disappeared simple because they refused to conduct propaganda against the serbs in yugoslavia. An unclassified edition of the factbook omits some. Montenegro became a constituent republic of the communist socialist federal republic of. After world war ii, slovenia was one of the republics in the restored yugoslavia, which, though communist, soon distanced itself from the soviet union and spearheaded the nonaligned movement. Kosovo the world factbook central intelligence agency. The book is thoroughly researched with a lot of important and verifiable information.
Edt 1415 gmt washington cnn president clinton has authorized the central intelligence agency to look for ways to destabilize the government of. Government mismanagement of the economy is largely to blame, but the damage to yugoslavias infrastructure and industry by the nato bombing during the war in kosovo have added to problems. The world factbook 1982yugoslavia wikisource, the free online. A number of newspaper and magazine articles have been written about bergs adventures as a spy including one by the cia, not to mention the 1994 book on which the film is based, the catcher. Cia believed yugoslavia was on the brink of going nuclear in. The socialist federal republic of yugoslavia sfry, also known as sfr yugoslavia or simply yugoslavia, was a country located in central and southeastern europe that existed from its foundation in the aftermath of world war ii until its dissolution in 1992 amid the yugoslav wars. Countries shown in this late winter satellite image of the southern balkan peninsula include italy left center edge, greece below center, and turkey right. Robert baer, a former cia agent, talked about the disintegration of the former yugoslavia in the 90s. Slovenia, croatia, macedonia, and bosnia and herzegovina were recognized as. Central intelligence agency cia, principal foreign intelligence and counterintelligence agency of the u. Slovenia, croatia, and the former yugoslav republic of macedonia all declared their independence in 1991.
The official print version is available from the government printing office. Spies for tito and murderous communist yugoslavia infiltrated. Serbia cia world factbook the best country factbook. The information regarding bosnia and herzegovina on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. But theres considerable evidence that both the breakup and the warfare were encouraged by western intelligence servicesincludi. Robert baer is now an investigative journalist and writer.
In the early 1990s, posttito yugoslavia began to unravel along ethnic lines. The current cia world fact book in excel spreadsheet format mobile versions of the factbook. The remaining republics of serbia and montenegro declared a new federal republic of yugoslavia fry in april 1992 and under milosevics leadership. Europe bosnia and herzegovina the world factbook central. The bosnian serbs supported by neighboring serbia and montenegro responded with armed resistance aimed at partitioning the republic along ethnic lines and joining serbheld areas to form a greater serbia. The official paper copy version is available from the national technical information service and the government printing office. Many cia agents were directed propaganda without being. Serbia the world factbook central intelligence agency. If you did not know who the president of the longlost laborist party is, do not fret the cia knows, and it is david bregovac. Cia interactive world fact book 1996 flags, maps, economy. Yugoslavia from the book the cias greatest hits by mark zepezauer.
Serbia has made progress in trade liberalization and enterprise restructuring and privatization, but many large enterprises including the power utilities, telecommunications company, natural gas company, and others remain stateowned. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of kosovo introduction 2015 information contained here. Or whatever the daily word for evil, bad, ruthless people is. Edt 1415 gmt washington cnn president clinton has authorized the central intelligence agency to. Cia world factbook project gutenberg selfpublishing. Between 19911994, robert baer, worked as a high cia agent in yugoslavia.
We bribed parties and politicians who were encouraging hatred. The us view is that the socialist federal republic of yugoslavia sfry has dissolved and that none of. The latter book is i think more concise, thorough and better organized. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of serbia introduction 2015 information contained here. Yugoslavia is a country with a painful history and a. Cia world fact book, 2004bosnia and herzegovina wikisource. Yugoslavias survival as a multinational state has, in fact, been.
Yugoslavia is a country with a painful history and a troubled. Apr, 2012 cia world fact book, 2004bosnia and herzegovina. Jan 15, 2005 in fact, considering past behavior, detailed above, it is not far off the mark to conclude that what is going on in iraqan influx of professionalized terrorists, trained and sustained by the cia in afghanistan and bosniais precisely what the intelligence community, now firmly under control of the bushcons with porter goss. Survey is the nis basic intelligence fact book, a ready reference. The remaining republics of serbia and montenegro declared a new federal republic of yugoslavia fry in april 1992 and under milosevics leadership, serbia led various military campaigns to unite ethnic serbs in neighboring republics into a greater serbia. This is an attempt to examine what happened and how it has affected serbs, rather than just being a tabloid attack. Occupation by nazi germany in 1941 was resisted by various. In 2002, the serbian and montenegrin components of yugoslavia began negotiations to forge a looser relationship. Personally i was shocked at the dose of lies being fed from our agencies and politicians.
Croatia cia world factbook the best country factbook. Many cia agents were directed propaganda without being aware of what they are doing. Yugoslavia is in the first stage of economic reform. Serbia and montenegro have asserted the formation of a joint independent state, but this entity has not been formally recognized as a state by the us. Bosnia and herzegovina declared sovereignty in october 1991 and independence from the former yugoslavia on 3 march 1992 after a referendum boycotted by ethnic serbs. We bribed parties and politicians who have enticed hate between the nations. In general, information available as of 1 january 2002 was used in the preparation of the world factbook 2002. Cia destroyed yugoslavia robert baer comment this description of the ciacovert destruction of yugoslavia is instructive in how the cianew world order operates in getting rid of rivals or anyone who wont do as they are told.
Search the world factbook whats new yugoslavia has been renamed serbia and montenegro as of 4 february 2003. Mar 27, 2019 a list of books on the balkans really needs a look at serbia, and tim judahs book has the telling subtitle history, myth and the destruction of yugoslavia. Cia interactive world fact book flags, maps, economy, geography, climate, natural resources, current issues, international agreements, population, social statistics. Proclamation of the socialist federal republic of yugoslavia, 29 november 1945 executive branch. Following world war ii, yugoslavia became a federal independent communist state under the strong hand of marshal tito. After world war ii, kosovos presentday boundaries were established when kosovo became an autonomous province of serbia in the socialist federal republic of yugoslavia s. These talks became a reality in february 2003 when lawmakers restructured the country into a loose federation of two republics called serbia and montenegro. Jan 15, 2014 cia world fact book, 2004serbia and montenegro. Cia the world factbook macedonia, the former yugoslav. The bosnian serbs supported by neighboring serbia and montenegro responded with armed resistance aimed at partitioning the republic along ethnic lines and joining serbheld. In fact, considering past behavior, detailed above, it is not far off the mark to conclude that what is going on in iraqan influx of professionalized terrorists, trained and sustained by the cia in afghanistan and bosniais precisely what the intelligence community, now firmly under control of the bushcons with porter goss. Mobile edition of the cia world factbook, last updated 10 june 2008 world factbook for androidoptimized cia world factbook version for android devices mobile world factbookmobile version of world factbook for android and j2me the factbook by year. Once classified report sheds light on cia estimates of cold.
Despite legislative concessions, albanian nationalism increased in the 1980s, which led to riots and calls for kosovos independence. In 1989, slobodan milosevic became president of the republic of serbia and his ultranationalist calls for serbian domination led to the violent breakup of yugoslavia along ethnic lines. Dec 01, 2015 many cia agents and senior officers disappeared simple because they refused to conduct propaganda against the serbs in yugoslavia. Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition. After the invasion, the kingdom of yugoslavia was dissolved and, with yugoslavia partitioned, the remaining portion of serbia became part of the military administration of serbia, under a joint germanserb government, with military power controlled by the german armed forces, while a serb civil government led by milan nedic was permitted to try to draw serbs away from their opposition to the axis occupation of yugoslavia. The information regarding yugoslavia on this page is republished from the 1994 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. Cia believed yugoslavia was on the brink of going nuclear in 1975 november 23, 2017 by joseph fitsanakis leave a comment the united states central intelligence agency believed that yugoslavia was on the brink of becoming a nucleararmed state in 1975, due partly to assistance from washington, according to newly declassified documents.
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