British Diplomacy in Bulgaria During the Cold War

British Diplomacy in Bulgaria During the Cold War

The article surveys the British diplomatic goals, activities and efforts in Bulgaria during the Cold war. It argues that the British embassy in Sofia seemed to focus not only on the country itself but to be more or less an instrument to a large degree in light of the British interests in the Balkan...

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Main Author: Kaloyan Metodiev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International journal of multicultural and multireligious understanding 2015-12-01
Series:International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding
Online Access:http://ijmmu.com/index.php/ijmmu/article/view/31
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spelling doaj-504c314dd3d94cc28cb19ac09baa66dd2020-11-24T20:57:06ZengInternational journal of multicultural and multireligious understandingInternational Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding2364-53692364-53692015-12-0126112British Diplomacy in Bulgaria During the Cold WarKaloyan Metodiev0Department of Philosophical and Political Sciences at SWU "Neofit Rilsky", BulgariaThe article surveys the British diplomatic goals, activities and efforts in Bulgaria during the Cold war. It argues that the British embassy in Sofia seemed to focus not only on the country itself but to be more or less an instrument to a large degree in light of the British interests in the Balkan region and a wider geopolitical field (USSR, East Europe, Turkey). British diplomats always acted in the context of the prevailing Bulgarian proximity of Germany and Russia, and constant fear of Turkey. The mission was mainly interested in the Russian sphere of influence in Bulgaria, Muslim minority issues and regional developments on the Balkanshttp://ijmmu.com/index.php/ijmmu/article/view/31
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description The article surveys the British diplomatic goals, activities and efforts in Bulgaria during the Cold war. It argues that the British embassy in Sofia seemed to focus not only on the country itself but to be more or less an instrument to a large degree in light of the British interests in the Balkan region and a wider geopolitical field (USSR, East Europe, Turkey). British diplomats always acted in the context of the prevailing Bulgarian proximity of Germany and Russia, and constant fear of Turkey. The mission was mainly interested in the Russian sphere of influence in Bulgaria, Muslim minority issues and regional developments on the Balkans
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