![]() The following paper examines the influence of the media on the creation and maintenance of Tito’s personality cult, via the medium of history textbooks in Serbia and Croatia. After the collapse of Communism and almost thirty years after his death, his personality cult is still preserved in countries of the former Yugoslavia, albeit to a varying extent and utilizing different kinds of discourse. Josip Broz Tito was particularly successful in maintaining his public image and using it as an anchor for a “united” Yugoslavia, despite many controversies and inconsistencies. Mass media have traditionally played a significant role in creating and maintaining romanticized images of political leaders. ON THE OTHER HAND, A POLITICAL SOLUTION WITH AN AGREED INTERNATIONAL NAME FOR THE COUNTRY “REPUBLIC OF MAKEDONIJA” IS LIKELY TO SOLVE THE DISPUTE, PRESERVE THE LEGITIMACY OF EU PRINCIPLES IN THE REGION AND IMPROVE THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES. THE RULING OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE ON THE GREEK BREACH OF THE 1995 INTERIM ACCORD BETWEEN THESE TWO STATES IS ONE POSSIBILITY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO OVERPASS THE NAMING DISPUTE AND VALIDATE THE POLITICAL CONDITIONALITY PRINCIPLE. ![]() SUCH APPLICATION TO THE PRINCIPLE OF POLITICAL CONDITIONALITY IS UNJUST AND ILLEGITIMATE AND NEGATIVELY AFFECTS THE LEGITIMACY OF AND THE PROCESS OF ENLARGEMENT OF BOTH ORGANIZATIONS. NATO APPEARS TO USE CONDITIONALITY IN A SIMILAR MANNER. UNDER GREEK INFLUENCE EU HAS EXTENDED THE PRINCIPLE TO ESSENTIALLY CONDITION MACEDONIA TO ACCEPT A NAME FOR ITSELF THAT GREECE WOULD APPROVE OF IN EXCHANGE FOR OPENING OF NEGOTIATIONS FOR EU MEMBERSHIP. IN THE LATEST STAGE OF THE MACEDONIA NAMING DISPUTE THE LEGITIMACY OF THE PRINCIPLE OF CONDITIONALITY HAS BEEN UNDER THREAT. ![]() USING WHAT HAS BEEN LABELED AS ‘CONDITIONALITY’ EU HAS, MODIFIED POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS AND BEHAVIOR IN THE NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES MANY OF WHICH HAVE JOINED AS FULL MEMBERS. THE BEST FOREIGN POLICY TOOL OF EU SINCE THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL HAS BEEN ITS ENLARGEMENT POLICY. ![]()
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