Word: montenegroã
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...name is not a diplomatic triviality. In some ways, it is the inevitable outcome of the demand by the European Union (EU) for unity where there has been division. The decision to change the name of “Yugoslavia” to “Serbia and Montenegro?? is a shallow response to the EU’s continued requests. Despite the pretense of a united confederation, internal divisions are nevertheless abundant: they are deep-seated and ethnically provoked. The new name fabricates a sense of unity—it is a forgery of stability...
It’s hard to see how “Serbia and Montenegro?? shines any more brightly than the “Yugoslavia” it replaces. Indeed, the term Yugoslavia—let alone the concept it represents—is still active in the diplomatic lexicon. Continued reference to Yugoslavia undermines the force of the change...
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