Military cliques in the Serbian strategic culture of the 20th century

Throughout the entire 20th century, Serbian strategic culture was "torn" by various discontinuities, from state system, through foreign policy and ideological, to doctrinal orientation, it can be said that discontinuity is almost its only constant. Nevertheless, existence of military cliques considered one constants culture. They followed Army influenced political life Kingdom Serbia. The dynastic coup May 1903 taken as an example their actions. After that, younger conspirators established so-called Black Hand, whose leader Colonel Apis, who shot after Thessaloniki process in 1917. interwar period marked action White under leadership General Petar Živković, which active until assassination King Alexander Karađorđević Marseilles 1934. Second Yugoslavia even had a formalized "military clique" represented League Communists, integral part Communists at federal level, together with republican leagues. Thus, influence party on organization secured, army society also "secured" representation forum level. Consequently, elite welcomed dissolution SFRY perhaps constant culture, reliance resolving crises, vividly presented statement Slobodan Milosević: "We do not know how work, but we fight".