Slovenia

In 1918, the Slovenes joined the Serbs and Croats in forming a new nation, which was named Yugoslavia in 1929. After World War II, Slovenia became a republic of the renewed Yugoslavia; though communist, the country distanced itself from Moscow's rule. Dissatisfied with the power the Serb majority exercised, the Slovenes succeeded in establishing their independence in 1991. By 2004, Slovenia had achieved membership in both the NATO Alliance and the European Union, with accession...