Politiche ufficiali ed ufficiose condotte dall’Italia nel biennio 1947/1948 al confine orientale.

Abstract

In Italy, the many events that took place from 1947 to 1948, set the basis for the international dynamics of the following decades. Several actors participated in redefining a new international balance, each influencing the others and contributing to the creation of a new system of interdependencies. The aim of this paper is to analyze in detail some of the officially expressed interests of the stakeholders as well as the unofficial ones, in an analysis that goes from macro to micro. The focus is on the official and unofficial political attitudes carried out by the Italian post-war governments with regards to its international prestige and the question of the eastern border. Since Italian interests appeared to be very fragmented a deeper analysis can contribute to reconstruct the dynamics of the years that followed. The reader will find detailed reference to archive sources of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia area, particularly in the city of Trieste, through a bibliographic study of the topics covered. The information obtained suggests a greater complexity of the Julian question than expected but at the same time it highlights the fundamental importance it had in the strategy of the Italian government together with the consequences for the entire Western world. To pursue its own interests, Italy found itself having to take decisions that required coordination within a broader international community.