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The Balkan Question—The Key to a Permanent Peace

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The march of events has vindicated the reasoning of those who, for many years, in innumerable books and magazine articles, have been warning the western world of the perils lurking in the “danger zone of Europe,†and the present European war is nothing more nor less than the Armageddon which has at last been removed from the realm of obscure apprehension to that of pitiless reality.The Balkan question cannot be finally settled by the outcome of military operations alone, however decisive they may appear. If the solution imposed by military force is also the solution dictated by justice, it may be reasonably relied on for permanency. If on the contrary it merely represents the triumph of might over right the decision will be sure to be contested and we must look forward to future wars. Consequently the powers which will determine the form of the treaty of peace should seek a solution in harmony with justice first of all, in a steadfast desire to secure the peace and stability of Europe.

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  • Spencer, Arthur W., 1914. "The Balkan Question—The Key to a Permanent Peace," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 8(4), pages 563-582, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:8:y:1914:i:04:p:563-582_01
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    1. Abazi, Enika & Doja, Albert, 2017. "Abazi, Enika, and Albert Doja (2017) "The past in the present: time and narrative of Balkan wars in media industry and international politics." Third World Quarterly, 38 (4), pp. 1012-1042," SocArXiv dzk9h, Center for Open Science.

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