Civil-Military Relations from the Break-Up of Yugoslavia to the Fall of Milošević

Serbian Paramilitaries in the Breakup of Yugoslavia

“…The regime relied heavily on the security sector, including paramilitaries, and these actors had official backing for their use of coercive power. 234 Contemporary sources like minutes from numerous meetings reveal Milošević was not an aggressive nationalist, and if he was, he was careful not to show it. Earlier, he had been a committed Yugoslav.…”