La questione montenegrina al Congresso di Berlino e l’azione italiana

The primary objective of this article is to scrutinize Italy’s diplomatic actions during the Berlin Congress, specifically in relation to the arrangements concerning Montenegro, within the broader framework of international relations history. This study seeks to elucidate Italy’s strategic maneuvers in the Adriatic and Balkan region during the Berlin Congress. Additionally, the article investi- gates Italy’s apparent utilization of the Ottoman-Montenegrin War to establish political and cultural influence in Montenegro and the wider Balkan region. Consequently, the present work offers valuable insights into Italian perspectives on the Eastern Question, and it delves into the multifaceted issues, fervor, and discourses that shaped the post-Montenegrin question relations between Italy and its Adriatic and Balkan counterparts.