THE BUCHAREST PEACE CONFERENCE OF 1913 AND THE FOREIGN POLICY OF THE GREAT POWERS
THE BUCHAREST PEACE CONFERENCE OF 1913 AND THE FOREIGN POLICY OF THE GREAT POWERS
Author(s): Nicu PohoaţăSubject(s): History
Published by: Editura Pro Universitaria
Keywords: the belligerent states' interests; the Great Powers’ interests; "Kavala issue"; “Adrianopole issue"; the peace treaty revision issue; the issue of organizing a conference of the Great Powers; the issue of power balance in the Southeastern Europe
Summary/Abstract: In the Romanian historiography, the Bucharest Peace Conference of 1913 has so far been analyzed, as a rule, from the point of view of the negations conducted between the former belligerents, so that the peace treaty concluded on this occasion has been presented, more often than not, as an act of the Southeastern European states that had been involved in the conflict, carried out without any involvement of the Great Powers. The author of this study provides a new approach, analyzing the foreign policy of the Great Powers, situated in opposed politico-military groups, the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente with a view to influencing the decision making in accordance with their own interests in the region. In this context, the author highlights the unique role of Romania in restoring the peace, in an area that was seen by the contemporary of these events as "the powder keg of Europe".
Journal: Cogito - Multidisciplinary research Journal
- Issue Year: 2014
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 29-43
- Page Count: 15