Germany’s policy and the diplomatic agenda of Romanian neutrality (1914-1916). The Prospect of a plan for an alliance with Sweden

:In the summer of 1915, concerned about Italy's entry into the war in alliance with the Entente powers yet encouraged by the victories of its armies on the Eastern Front, the German diplomacy attempted to encourage Sweden and Romania to abandon their neutrality in order to give a decisive blow to Russia. In several reports dispatched from Berlin, Alexandru Beldiman, the envoy to Germany who was also Romania’s representative in the Scandinavian countries, raised the possibility of Sweden’s entry into the war on the German side. After he had identified Russia as the common historical enemy of the two countries, the Romanian diplomat suggested forging an alliance under the leadership of Germany. A strong alliance was thought to ensure Sweden’s ascendancy in Finland and the Baltic states, and Romania’s supremacy in the East at the Black Sea. Although this plan was rejected by the liberal government, Beldiman’s initiative in a period of neutrality remains an alternative in the Romanian political circles to Entente supremacy.Rezumat: n vara anului 1915, ngrijorat de intrarea Italiei n r zboi n alian cu puterile Antantei, dar ncurajat de victoriile armatelor de pe Frontul de Est, diploma ia german ncearc s determine Suedia i Romania s renun e la neutralitate pentru a da o lovitur decisiv Rusiei. n mai multe rapoarte trimise de la Berlin, Alexandru Beldiman, ministrul care reprezenta Romania n Germania i pe lang statele scandinave, invoc posibilitatea intr rii Suediei in r zboi de partea Imperiului German. Dup ce identific Rusia ca du manul istoric comun al celor dou ri, diplomatul roman sugereaz posibilitatea ncheierii unei alian e sub conducerea Germaniei, o lig puternic ce urma s asigure preponderen a Suediei n Finlanda i n provinciile baltice i suprema ia Romaniei la Marea Neagr . n final, acest plan a fost respins de c tre guvernul liberal, dar ini iativa ministrului roman la Berlin r mane o alternativ la suprema ia Antantei n cercurile politice romane ti din perioada neutralit ii.