Noua configurație teritorială post război și dilema militar-strategică a României
The New Post-War Territorial Configuration and Romania’s Military-Strategic Dilemma

Summary/Abstract: The territorial collapse of the summer of 1940 represents a national tragedy whose impact has profoundly shaped the national collective mindset over generations. How exactly can be explained such an outcome and who is to be blamed for the national humiliation of 1940 are questions that continue to generate opinions, debates, and controversies among military historians and specialists. Despite various explanations or hypothesis that can be formulated, it is obvious that the year 1940 represents a collective bankruptcy and a total failure of the state in ensuring its fundamental mission of providing defence and protection of the territory and its population. However, the responsibility of the military needs to be considered in a broader perspective having in view the complexity of Romania’s post-war territorial-strategic geography and the growing systemic uncertainty. Such an analysis reveals the fact that, given the geopolitical realities emerged starting by mid-’30, the country’s security could not be managed through an exclusive military paradigm.

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