<i>Unmaking Détente: Yugoslavia, the United States, and the Global Cold War, 1968–1980</i> by Milorad Lazic
Journal: Journal of Cold War Studies
Year: 2023

Although Yugoslavia was not a major power, it played a significant role in the Cold War. The West initially perceived Josip Broz Tito, who became the country's leader in the wake of its partition and occupation by the Axis, to be the most loyal follower of the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. But Stalin soon came to perceive Tito as a rival and expelled Yugoslavia from the Communist Information Bureau (Cominform) in 1948, hoping to precipitate Tito's downfall. Yugoslavia, facing economic ruin and fe