Fashoda as the First Step Towards Entente? Théophile Delcassé and His Concept of French Foreign Policy Marcela Hennlichová, Jaroslav Valkoun French Colonial History, 2025 Cet article explore le rôle de la crise de Fashoda dans la diplomatie française. Il se propose d'abord de retracer les vues de Delcassé sur cet évènement dans le cadre de conceptions plus larges du développement international, puis d'analyser la manière dont il a traité spécifiquement cette crise. Partant de l'hypothèse que Fashoda a constitué une étape importante dans l’évolution de ses théories — tout en marquant une continuité dans sa pratique diplomatique — l'article montre comment cette affaire a renforcé son désir de coopération avec la Grande-Bretagne. This article deals with the role of the Fashoda crisis in French diplomacy, aiming to trace back Delcassé’s views on Fashoda in the framework of broader theories of international development and to examine how he dealt with the Fashoda crisis specifically. The article is based on the hypothesis that Fashoda served as a significant moment in the development of Delcassé’s political theories and strategies. It also marked a certain continuity in his diplomatic theory and practice. The purpose of the study is to demonstrate that the Fashoda crisis amplified Delcassé’s desire to cooperate with Great Britain.
Editorial West Bohemian Historical Review, 2025
Great Britain, the Dominions and the transformation of the British Empire, 1907-1931: The road to the statute of Westminster Great Britain the Dominions and the Transformation of the British Empire 1907 1931 the Road to the Statute of Westminster, 2021
Accepting dominion status as a way of reconciliation of british-irish disputes? Jaroslav Valkoun Britain and the World, 2021 The article is focused on an analysis of British-Irish relations in 1921. From the British point of view, the best solution to the conflict seemed to be the granting of Dominion status. It was based on the assumption that the British Empire represented the largest community of free sister nations in the world. On the contrary, Irish officials did not have the confidence to participate in various colonial or imperial projects because they considered themselves a victim of British colonialism. The question of the accepting of the Dominion status divided the Irish political scene into supporters and opponents of the Anglo-Irish treaty. Supporters of the agreement calmed their own sympathizers by claiming that freedom and equality derive directly from Dominion status. However, the lack of precise determination of the rights and duties of the Dominions was a complication of the situation. The question arises as to whether negotiations on reconciliation between Britain and Ireland led from the British and Irish perspectives, in the context of the then unclear situation of what precisely it means to be a Dominion, to a fair solution to the British-Irish Disputes.
William Lyon Mackenzie King and the question of the institutional status of governors-general at the imperial conference, 1926 West Bohemian Historical Review, 2020
