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Losing the Periphery: The British Foreign Office and Policy Towards Yugoslavia, 1935-1938
Diplomacy & Statecraft ( IF 0.521 ) Pub Date : 2020-01-02 , DOI: 10.1080/09592296.2020.1721060
Perica Hadži-Jovančić 1
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ABSTRACT Between the 1935–1936 Abyssinian crisis and the 1938 Munich conference, Britain’s interests in the Balkans and its relationship with other Great Powers limited British policy towards Yugoslavia. This analysis points to a higher level of British influence in Belgrade in the mid-1930s than is usually recognised in the historiography and argues that by not responding adequately to security challenges in the Balkans after the withdrawal of French influence from the region, Britain contributed to a power-vacuum for Germany to fill. As the British position in Southeastern Europe weakened after summer 1936 due to advancing Italian and German penetration, Yugoslavia’s importance grew in the eyes of Foreign Office officials. However, Britain’s position in Belgrade eroded to such a degree by late 1938 that Yugoslavia was no longer willing or able to offer any assistance in the event of war. This examination provides a better understanding of Britain’s interests in Southeastern Europe by highlighting the geo-strategic importance of Yugoslavia and the Balkans as a buffer zone to Central Europe and a flank of Britain’s Mediterranean routes when the balance of power in the continent was disturbed to British disadvantage.

中文翻译:

失去外围:英国外交部和南斯拉夫政策,1935-1938

摘要 在 1935-1936 年阿比西尼亚危机和 1938 年慕尼黑会议之间,英国在巴尔干地区的利益及其与其他大国的关系限制了英国对南斯拉夫的政策。这一分析表明,1930 年代中期,英国在贝尔格莱德的影响力比史学中通常所承认的要高,并认为在法国从该地区撤出影响力后,英国没有对巴尔干地区的安全挑战做出充分反应,从而促成了一个供德国填补的权力真空。1936 年夏天,由于意大利和德国的渗透推进,英国在东南欧的地位减弱,南斯拉夫在外交部官员眼中的重要性日益增加。然而,到 1938 年底,英国在贝尔格莱德的地位下降到如此程度,以至于南斯拉夫不再愿意或能够在发生战争时提供任何援助。这项研究突出了南斯拉夫和巴尔干地区作为中欧缓冲区和英国地中海航线侧翼的地缘战略重要性,从而更好地了解了英国在东南欧的利益,当欧洲大陆的力量平衡被英国人破坏时坏处。
更新日期:2020-01-02
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