The Freedom House symposium on Yugoslavia did privately what no American administration was willing to do yet: It gave moral support to democratic dissidents in Yugoslavia in their quest to help their country become a true European entity and a friendof the West. Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture The Freedom House symposium on Yugoslavia did privately what no American administration was willing to do yet: It gave moral support to democratic dissidents in Yugoslavia in their quest to help their country become a true European entity and a friend of the West. Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture