When Diplomacy Fails Podcast
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PhD Thesis: Episode 1.3
🕑 Added 2024-01-29 06:30:01 +0000 UTC[PATRONS]
In this episode, we examine the birth of what became the Eastern Question. By the 1830s, the Ottoman Empire was in dire straits. The Sultan's Egyptian vassal had taken the opportunity to launch a stunningly successful rebellion, seeking glory and power and perhaps even the establishment of his own dynasty in Constantinople.
This was unacceptable to the European powers, but it seemed the Tsar had ulterior motives. When a shockingly disadvantageous treaty was forced upon the Turks by Russia, Lord Palmerston was forced to respond. What followed was his greatest foreign policy success to date, even if he made an enemy out of France. At the very least, the Foreign Secretary could feel confident that British national honour had been restored, and British prestige was at an all time high.
