The failed coup of Belgian diplomacy: diplomats and foreign policy making in the First World War
The Failed Coup of Belgian Diplomacy challenges conventional ideas about Belgian foreign policy during World War I. According to the prevailing narrative, the inexperienced politicians representing Belgium at the Paris Peace Conference made a strategic mistake by betting heavily on territorial expan...
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| Zusammenfassung: | The Failed Coup of Belgian Diplomacy challenges conventional ideas about Belgian foreign policy during World War I. According to the prevailing narrative, the inexperienced politicians representing Belgium at the Paris Peace Conference made a strategic mistake by betting heavily on territorial expansion at the expense of, among others, the neutral Netherlands. That narrative attributes too much power to politicians as makers of foreign policy and underestimates the impact of diplomats. The book aims to correct these ideas. It sees the implementation of Belgian foreign policy as the result of a conflict between diplomats and argues that an emerging and impatient generation of young diplomats, inspired by the colonial ventures of the late King Leopold II, pushed aside their older colleagues, sidelined King Albert I and took over the reins of Belgian diplomacy. Through this Belgian story, The Failed Coup of Belgian Diplomacy nuances the common narrative that describes World War I as a decisive period for the takeover of the diplomatic apparatus by European politicians. In most belligerent countries, diplomats were surely accused of incompetence. Many of them were also removed from the center of European politics in the early stages of the war and failed to regain their influence at the peace conference. In Belgium, on the other hand, a group of young diplomats managed to shift politicians from neutrality to an annexationist program with relative ease. The ultimate Belgian failure at Versailles, this book argues, was largely caused by the lack of consensus within the diplomatic corps on foreign policy objectives. This absence weakened the cohesion and effectiveness of Belgian diplomacy. |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments. 7 Introduction. 9 PROLOGUE Belgian Foreign Policies Before the War, 1895-1914. 19 The King and his Diplomats. 20 The Government and the Diplomats. 33 Parliament, Press, and the Diplomats. 40 CHAPTER 1 Diplomats and the Struggle between the King and the Government. 47 To Be A Diplomat in Times of War. 48 Challenging the King. 57 Albert’s Countermove. 62 CHAPTER 2 A Diplomat and his Enemies. 69 A Diplomat Among Diplomats. 70 A Diplomat Among
Politicians. 79 A Diplomat Among Journalists. 82 The King’s Man. 85 CHAPTER 3 Courtiers and Diplomats. 93 The Two Policies. 95 The Fall from the King’s Grace. 97 The Removal of Baron Eugène-Napoléon Beyens. 108 CHAPTER 4 The Prestige of the Diplomatic Corps. 115 Safeguarding the Dignity of the Diplomatic Corps. 116 The Removal of Baron Paul Guillaume. 121 The Gift of Prestige. 130
CHAPTER 5 The Ruin of the Old House. 135 The Rise of the Young Ones. 135 The Removal of Baron Paul de Groote. 142 The Exile Press and Belgian Diplomats. 154 CHAPTER 6 The Nationalist Coup of Belgian Diplomacy. 157 Old and New Diplomacy. 157 The Two Policies (bis). 163 CHAPTER 7 The Failure of the Coup. 173 Humouring the King?. 174 The Road to Versailles and Back. 177 Disillusions. 189 The King as Foreign Policy Actor in the
Aftermath of the First World War. 195 EPILOGUE The Return of Baron Beyens. 203 Conclusion. 213 Bibliography. 217 |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments. 7 Introduction. 9 PROLOGUE Belgian Foreign Policies Before the War, 1895-1914. 19 The King and his Diplomats. 20 The Government and the Diplomats. 33 Parliament, Press, and the Diplomats. 40 CHAPTER 1 Diplomats and the Struggle between the King and the Government. 47 To Be A Diplomat in Times of War. 48 Challenging the King. 57 Albert’s Countermove. 62 CHAPTER 2 A Diplomat and his Enemies. 69 A Diplomat Among Diplomats. 70 A Diplomat Among
Politicians. 79 A Diplomat Among Journalists. 82 The King’s Man. 85 CHAPTER 3 Courtiers and Diplomats. 93 The Two Policies. 95 The Fall from the King’s Grace. 97 The Removal of Baron Eugène-Napoléon Beyens. 108 CHAPTER 4 The Prestige of the Diplomatic Corps. 115 Safeguarding the Dignity of the Diplomatic Corps. 116 The Removal of Baron Paul Guillaume. 121 The Gift of Prestige. 130
CHAPTER 5 The Ruin of the Old House. 135 The Rise of the Young Ones. 135 The Removal of Baron Paul de Groote. 142 The Exile Press and Belgian Diplomats. 154 CHAPTER 6 The Nationalist Coup of Belgian Diplomacy. 157 Old and New Diplomacy. 157 The Two Policies (bis). 163 CHAPTER 7 The Failure of the Coup. 173 Humouring the King?. 174 The Road to Versailles and Back. 177 Disillusions. 189 The King as Foreign Policy Actor in the
Aftermath of the First World War. 195 EPILOGUE The Return of Baron Beyens. 203 Conclusion. 213 Bibliography. 217 |
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