Romanian Perspectives Regarding the Inter-War Plans of Creating a 'Danubian Confederation' Toward a European Danube Strategy Avant la Lettre

Abstract:     
The purpose of the current paper is to undergo a synthetic examination of the evolution of the Danube issue in inter-war Romania, to realise a synthetic presentation of the Romanian intellectual currents and evolutions, of a history of the plans for a Danubian organisation in the inter-war political and intellectual environment. The paper highlights the preoccupation of the Romanian elites concerning the evolutions on the European scene, by offering solutions and analysing from a scholarly perspective the envisaged propositions. The Romanian conception on the Danube area is characterised by the importance granted to the political aspect – equality of the riparian states, regulation of the regime of navigation, etc. We are dealing with a qualitative evolution that goes from a purely defensive reaction, of denial of the initial plans of Danubian regulation towards a proactive attitude, based upon solving issues and offering plans for organisation.

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Number of Pages in PDF File: 65

Keywords: Danubian Confederation, Romania, inter-war period, Danube, Europe, regional construction

JEL Classification: A00, B10, B20, B30, F00, H00, N00, N14, N44, Z00

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