A bigger EU

[Yelof]

Eh, not quite. The Croats and Slovenes were concerned about Italy's territorial ambitions during WW1, and wanted to form a kingdom with Serbia. And from what I've read lately, all the parties involved in the formation of Yugoslavia seemed more than willing to participate at the time.

The Croats claim to have never been asked and Yugoslavia seemed racked with problems because of this from the start. WWII brought genocide by both sides but mainly by the Croats Tito brought federalism

Galbraith, who was ambassador to Croatia in the Clinton administration, maintains that Yugoslavia's breakup was not inevitable. If Slobodan Milosevic had been willing to settle for "a looser federation," Galbraith argues, "there is every reason to think that Yugoslavia—and not just Slovenia— would be joining the European Union this May.

Quote from an interesting article proposing Fedralism as a solution to Iraq's problems