JUGOSLAVIJA I TRIANGULARNA DIPLOMATIJA
YUGOSLAVIA AND TRIANGULAR DIPLOMACY

YUGOSLAVIA AND TRIANGULAR DIPLOMACY

Summary/Abstract: Changes in international relations in the early 1970s profoundly impacted the Cold War's future trajectory. The purpose of the paper was to highlight Yugoslavia's position in those global changings that started with the Sino-American rapprochement in 1970-1. By analyzing Yugoslav and American diplomatic documents, it is able to gain insight into the complex interdependence between Washington, Beijing, and Moscow, as well as Belgrade's involvement in world affairs during the development of détente. This paper examines Yugoslavia's position during the most dynamic phase of triangle diplomacy by analyzing a series of diplomatic contacts between President Josip Broz Tito and the world's leaders. Furthermore, the article emphasized the relevance of Yugoslavia's nonaligned posture in these events for the first time.

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