Old and New Insights on the History of Intelligence and Diplomacy in the Balkans
Bogdan Teodor editor Jordan Baev editor Matthew Crosston editor Mihaela Teodor editor Mihai Dragnea editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Published:22nd Dec '22
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Bringing together twelve experts from nine countries, this volume explores intelligence and diplomatic activities, both historical and contemporary, in the Balkan region. Covering a wide range of periods and radically different historical conditions, the various contributions are united by a common theme: the intimate relationship between diplomacy and intelligence.
Subjects include: the Venetian dragomans of Zara; ‘informal diplomacy’ between Bulgaria and Turkey; ‘diplomacy without a state’ (Adam Czartoryski’s ‘embassy’ in Paris); diplomacy and diplomats in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918-1943); case studies on diplomats Otto von Essen, Stojan Novakovič, Adam Czartoryski, Josip Djerdja, and Jovan Dučić; British policy toward Albania during the Second World War; diplomatic relations between Switzerland and Albania; the 1992 ‘arms delivery scandal’ in Bulgaria; and the normalization of Bulgarian bilateral relations with Turkey.
"A volume of notable orginality, both in respecte of its disciplinary contribution to the history of intelligence and diplomacy, but also in its geographical focus. As is demonstrated admirably in this collection of papers, the Balkans have been down the centuries and remain an area of competing strategic interests." - Dennis Deletant, Emeritus Professor, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London
“A volume of notable originality, both in respect of its disciplinary contribution to the history of intelligence and diplomacy, but also in its geographical focus. As is demonstrated admirably in this collection of papers, the Balkans have been down the centuries and remain an area of competing strategic interests.” —Dennis Deletant, Emeritus Professor, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London
“This is a fascinating volume that offers fresh perspectives on diplomacy and intelligence in the Balkans from the early modern to the contemporary period. The editors are to be commended for having approached this historical European fault line from the perspective of the Balkan countries themselves and other lesser powers, rather than that of Europe’s traditional major powers. They have also succeeded in bringing together a diverse group of emerging scholars, who study diplomacy and intelligence from both ‘above’ and ‘below’ and, in doing so, have relied on hitherto largely untapped sources.” —Marco Wyss, Reader in International History and Security, Lancaster University
ISBN: 9781433190759
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 552g
326 pages
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