Small-State Diplomacy in the Interwar International Order

Greek Foreign Policy, 1923-1940
Erscheinungsjahr 2027
ISBN: 978-3-032-42198-2
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 238 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm

This book explores how a small European power navigated the turbulent landscape of international politics between the two world wars. Bridging diplomatic history and international relations theory, the book traces Greece’s effort to balance moral commitment to collective security with the pragmatic imperatives of survival in an era marked by the collapse of the Versailles order, the rise of Fascist revisionism, and shifting regional alliances. From the League of Nations and the Briand Plan for European unity to relations with Britain, Italy, and Turkey, the study reveals Greece’s diplomacy as an instructive case of small-state agency under constraint. Combining rich archival research with conceptual clarity, this book offers new insight into the interplay of idealism and realism in international affairs—and highlights enduring lessons for small and middle powers operating in a world of unstable hierarchies and competing great-power ambitions.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Klapsis, Antonis

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Diplomatie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Small-State Diplomacy: Between Idealism and Realism.- Chapter 2: From Versailles to War: The Interwar International System and the Fate of Small States.- Chapter 3: Greece and the League of Nations: Institutional Idealism and Small-State Strategy.- Chapter 4: The Briand Plan and Greek Europeanism: Status Quo Diplomacy in a Fragmented Europe.- Chapter 5: Great Britain and Imperial Power: Dependence, Security, and Diplomacy.- Chapter 6: Italy and Fascist Hegemonism: Navigating Mussolini’s Challenge.- Chapter 7:The Balkan Entanglement: Between Alliances and Rivalries.- Chapter 8: The Rapprochement with Turkey: Realism and the Art of Reconciliation.

Über Autor(innen)

Antonis Klapsis is an Associate Professor of Contemporary History and International Politics in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of the Peloponnese. He is the scientific coordinator of the Center for International and European Political Economy and Governance at the same department. He is a member of the Scientific Committee of the Foundation of the Hellenic Parliament for Parliamentarism and Democracy, as well as the Academic Council of the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies. He is the co-founder of the Strategic Thinking Lab.