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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adam_text 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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