Medijski odzivi
The heroes are not always those we think of. Presumed heroes of Slovenia’s independence
may very well be the main war profiteers. Matej Šurc’s story of Slovenia’s independence
rightly – and sadly – illustrates this.
Eva Joly, lawyer and member of the European Parliament
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The global trade in weapons is the deadliest and most corrupt of trades. Accounting for 40 per cent of all corruption in global trade, the arms business is characterised by the shadowy intersection of politics and business behind a veil of national-security-imposed secrecy, and operates with virtual impunity. This crucially important, thoroughly entertaining and deeply worrying book, illustrates how Slovenia, at the most seminal moment in its history - the country’s struggle for independence - fell victim to this darkest of trades.
Andrew Feinstein, the author of “The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade” and Executive Director of Corruption Watch.
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This book can claim to be a definitive account of the recent history of a country which
is located strategically at a European crossroads between Italy, Austria and Croatia, and
belongs to NATO, the European Union, the euro and Schengen.
Marcus Ferrar, Editor
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Author, Matej Šurc, was able to put together a complete “story”of our independence
and present its dual nature as a uniform and an interdependable process: creation of a new
state, while at the same time, its abuse; the manifestation of people’s desire for freedom and
sovereignty, while at the same time, taking advantage of it.
Dr. Spomenka Hribar, Sociologist and Philosopher