I’m looking into the concept of failed states and think Yugoslavia may be a good place to start. I’m just not sure what the best starting place here would be. TIA!!
These are my top recommendations for specifically the collapse of Yugoslavia:
I would also recommend to the following works for a broader understanding of Yugoslavia, each of which cover the collapse in their later chapters:
Lastly, I would advise HEAVILY against Robert Kaplan’s Balkan Ghosts. It’s a very problematic work that perpetuates the “ancient ethnic hatred’s” thesis that Yugoslav specialists have thoroughly disproven.
Hope that helps!