Containing Tito : US and Soviet policies towards Yugoslavia and the Balkans
Author(s)
Advisor
Kohn, Edward P.Date
2005Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
This thesis examines the early Cold War in the Balkans by bringing historical
and regional factors into play. In particular, it focuses on the plans for a Balkan
federation and the Balkan Pact.
The major actor in these cooperation attempts was Yugoslavia, and it was a
privileged state in its relations with the superpowers. By putting Yugoslavia into the
centre of analysis, this thesis reconsiders this period and the influence of these two
regional alliances upon the regional and Cold War relations.
Balkan federation plans were the extension of historical tendencies of the
contributing parties. Balkan Pact was completely a Cold War tool but its demise was
triggered by non-Cold War reasons rooted in the regional relations. Early Cold War
in the Balkans should be studied by treating the role of historical and regional factors
as equal with the superpower policies.
Keywords
TitoYugoslavia
Balkan Federation
Balkan Pact
Turkey
Greece
Bulgaria
Soviet Union
U.S.A.
Cold War