The Historical Evolution Of Balkanization

The concept of balkanization emerged after world war I and originated in the Balkans.The concept of balkanization is closely related to the Balkans.Balkan from the beginning of the geographical concept gradually developed political connotation,but often with violence,primitive and other meaning deeply in people's hearts.Balkanization,which came into public view after the first world war,is often a byword for regional fragmentation,ethnic conflict,low development and a lack of economic and political autonomy,as well as an extreme lack of dynamism.In the process of continuous evolution of the concept of balkanization,its connotation is gradually abstracted into essential characteristics,used to describe a region or situation that is very similar to the Balkans before the first world war.Until now,balkanization has become a part of public discourse,applicable to different disciplines and fields.For example,brzezinski called the three transcaucasia countries and the six central Asian countries the Balkans of Eurasia,the balkanization of southeast Asia and the balkanization of population of the United States.Balkan civilization development and ethnic and religious changes are the distant source of balkanization.The Balkans' once-glorious ancient civilization is in stark contrast to the stereotypes created by the Balkans.The continuous great migration in history is an important cause of ethnic mixing in the Balkan peninsula,as well as the split of Christianity and the invasion of Islam.The spread of nationalism is the internal driving force of balkanization.Nationalism makes the Balkan countries with double rebellious characteristics: on the one hand,the nationalism of the national liberation movement is good but often threatened empire,on the other hand,in the Balkans,the empire is often with the help of nationalism in the Balkans,but with the development of nationalism in the Balkans,the Balkans to external power intervention both support and resistance.The near east crisis was originally a national liberation movement in the Balkans against imperial rule,but the big powers were involved.The Berlin conference was completely a game of European powers.The Berlin treaty did not settle the contradictions within the system but started the balkanization process.The evolution logic of balkanization has three layers.Firstly,it is the competition and game of interests of European powers in the Balkan region;secondly,it is the dispute and game of interests between Balkan small countries and not only European powers but also Balkan countries;finally,it is the rigidity of alliance system that pushes Balkan war into world war.That is,the evolution of Balkans is characterized by double game system and rigid alliance system.The game between great powers exists at the global level and the European level.The two Balkan wars are not only the liberation wars of Balkan countries against the imperial rule,but also the wars of pursuing interests under the influence of nationalism.The game between small countries,big countries and small countries is vividly reflected in the two Balkan wars.With the evolution of balkanization to the sarajevo incident,the power pattern in Europe has undergone a major change,and the accumulation of conflicts and contradictions among European powers can only pour out in the fragile part of the Balkan system.Sarajevo time directly involved in the austro-hungarian empire with Serbia,but Russia was not possible at this time as before to compromise,the alliance will be Germany,Britain,France,Italy and other countries involved in the war,the Balkans is the lack of regional order intervention for the power of the cause caused,nationalism again on powers for the entanglement between the Balkan countries and European powers and the Balkans conflict and competition,with the change of the pattern of European power,alliance and become a more uncontrollable factors.Thus,balkanization became the origin of the first world war.