Fragile Balance : Greek-Yugoslav relations in the period 1944-1946 (original) (raw)

Yugoslav-Greek relations from the end of the Second World War to 1990 chronology, phases, problems and achievements

Balcanica, 2020

Yugoslav-Greek relations from the end of WWII to the breakup of Yugoslavia and went through several phases. A short period of interlude when the diplomatic relations were re-established 1945/1946 was followed by a much longer one (1946-1950) of conflict due to the Yugoslav support to the Communists in the Greek Civil War. A pragmatic approach to the issue of both parties resulted in a prolonged period (1950-1967) of working relations that culminated in the signing of tripartite treaties with Turkey, Treaty of Ankara (1953) and Bled Agreements (1954). Even though the treaties lost most of their importance after the reconciliation between Belgrade and Moscow in 1955/1956, and the Cyprus crisis, they created a climate of correct relations between two neighbouring states marked by reciprocal visits on the highest level. The coup d??tat of April 1967 brought to power a dictatorship in Greece (1967-1974) and thus inaugurated a new period of tensions in bilateral relations. The last period...

From Paris to Lausanne: Aspects of Greek-Yugoslav relations during the first interwar years (1919-1923)

Balcanica

This pa per looks at the cou rse of Greek-Yu go slav relations from the Paris Peace Conference to the Treaty of Lausanne. Following the end of the First World War Greece and the newly-created Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes formed a common front on an anti-Bulgarian basis, putting aside unresolved bilateral issues. Belgrade remained neutral during the Greek-Turkish war despite the return of King Constantine. But after the Greek catastrophe in Asia Minor the relations between Athens and Belgrade were lopsided.

The Macedonians, the Greeks, and the Communists

The Balkan peninsula has long been considered as Europe’s tinderbox; and with good reason! With so many languages, ethnic groups (or peoples), and religious systems, the Balkans lived their most peaceful period of their millennia long history during the Ottoman rule that lasted between 400 and 600 years (as per different regions). As natural continuation of the Eastern Roman Empire, the Sublime Gate ensured peace and tolerance to a great number of peoples at a time of merciless and inhuman wars in the multi-divided and constantly disputed territories of the defunct Western Empire. The Ottoman Empire’s scholarly, scientific and artistic superiority over the various state forms of Western Europe was undisputed until the beginning of the 17th century. However, the rise to preponderance of a bogus-Islamic, theological – ideological sect, namely the Hanbalite followers of Ibn Taimiya and his obscurantist and barbaric system, led the Ottoman Empire to collapse and the Islamic Civilization to definite and irreversible extinction. From 1600 to 1800, the Ottoman Empire became the Sick Man of Europe, and a century later it died out. The parallel rise of the Western European nationalist and colonialist states exposed the Balkan peoples to hatred, discord, local conflicts and regional wars that have not ended so far. First published in the American Chronicle, AfroArticles and Buzzle on 27th March 2007 Republished in numerous sites, blogs and fora - indicatively: https://republic-of-macedonia.jimdo.com/the\_macedonians\_the\_greeks\_and\_the\_communists.php https://makedonin.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/the-macedonians-the-greeks-and-the-communists/ http://forum.idividi.com.mk/forum\_posts.asp?TID=9846 https://forum.kajgana.com/threads/Хеленизмот-Европска-измислица-од-18-век.11127/page-3 http://www.topix.com/forum/city/dora-al/TK41LPQOB5VFME9PN/p5

‘’ Conflict Nato– Serbia (1999) and the Issue of Kosovo through the Greek Press and the Fable of the Greek-Serbian Friendship ‘’

International Multilingual Journal of Contemporary Research, 2015

The Balkan region over time constituted a field of ethnic conflicts. In modern reality, the dissolution of Yugoslavia, a multinational union, sparked violent clashes between the peoples of the former united state entity. Hatreds surfaced and armed violence got character gruesome war crimes. This development, having attracted worldwide interest, and because of the strategic importance of the region, made inevitable the intervention of the international community. So, inevitably, the conflict took place between the NATO forces and Serbia, mostly in the Kosovo region in 1999. Within this context, particular importance is the position of Greece in this confrontation, as this country shows some unique features: it is country-a member of NATO and has traditionally had friendly relations with Serbia. certainly worthy original research search constitutes the analysis of the attitude of the Greek type, reflecting, but also affects the Greek public. The results of this analysis are extremely interesting and lead ultimately to a paradoxical and contradictory figure.On the one hand, it is obvious the pro-Serbian-anti-NATO stance of the Greek type. On the other hand, according to the publication approach, this behavior is based on a totally incorrect and unhistorical assessment of temporal existence Greek-Serbian friendship shaft, which in fact never existed. In this way, they degraded traditionally, but erroneously, stereotypes of Greek foreign policy and allow the Greece of an approach from a different perspective of the actual status of the Balkans.