AS WE GO to press, the Serb. dominated Yugoslay federal army pressed home new attacks on Croatia, surrounding Croat capital the historic coastal town of Dubrovrik.
These now attacks came despite an apparent agreement at the European peace conference in the Hague for a new ceasetire, and a political solucon eventual autonomy.
Agreement This new agreement brokered by Lord Carrington is not worth the paper it is written on. Time and again Serbian " Yest 1 want to subscribe to Socialist Outlook. 1 Please send me: ' Europe: 1year £18 Six months £10 O Rest of the World: 1 year 222J Six months E12 J 1 | include a donation of £. , Td like to know more about Socialist Outlook O • Nam......... ' Address. present sioodcan milosovie nas signed cease-fires which were ignored by his forces on the ground. small-acale police' action designed to Serbian forces have shot up and ransacked Croatian towns and vil lages, with the aim of driving Croatian westwards and creating a 'Greater Serbia'.
Towns in which Croatians have Eved for centuries have been in practice incorporated into Serbia.
Last wook Miosevie staged a coup in the collective presidency, the coun has ruled in place of a single president.
This coup amounted to a retusal to recognise the legitimacy of decisions Please return to Socialist Outlook, PO Box 1109, London N4 2UU of the prosomsy. no woe card on which the new Yugoslavia was estabIshed after the second world war - that of represenang ar she natames being destroyed.
Remorselessly Bosnia-Heris also being dragged into the conflict as Serbian forces drive through the republic towards Croatia. There have been many attempts by civilans there to impede the army's progress by building barricades and obstacles against tanks.
Upper hand In the military struggle Serbia, because of its domination of the army and airforce, has the upper hand. But in the Printed by Tridant Press, Edenbridge. Kent. Published by Idolare Ltd, 377 City Road, London EC IV long term the prospects for Milosevic and his regime are dim.
The Milosovic regime has atin Belgrade by whipping up nationalist fencur. This regime is a government of ex-communist bureaucrats presid ing over a collapsing economy. Maso demonstrations and strikes list May mobilised mass support.
But the weak point of the opposition nationalism. There are signs this could be changing. those from other nationalities are numbers of Serbians, and deserting from the army. The movement of Serbian mothere demanding their sons not be sent to fight is a dangerous sign for Mlosevic.
In the long term it is difficult to per. manecity repress republics that want independence by simple force of arms. And continuing economic crisis promises new revolts in Serbia isolf.
Nationalism
Milosevic's Greater Serbia project has dren Croats mo we arms of resurgent nationalism. Croatian especialy in the amore community, has always been utterly reactionary.
Croatian president Tudiman is an extreme right-winger. The latest fighting has done immense damage to the cause or workers Unty and socialism in Yugoslavia But the only way forward now is to recognise the right of Croatia and Slovenia to self-determination, and the naht of the Albaniar population in Kosovo to reunity with Albania if that is Any temptation by socialists to reactionary nadionalism' is today tset Tud man may be coonh pro-capitalist: but neither will Milosevic oppose captalism.
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