AUSTRO-UNGARIA, VERIGA SLABĂ A TRIPLEI ALIANŢE.

This paper represents an evaluation essay regarding the position of Austria- Hungary within the Triple Alliance. Even though it was regarded as a great power, in this essay I argue that the weak link of the Triple Alliance was Austria-Hungary, as a result of its internal problems and strategic position. Austria-Hungary was a multinational empire, weakened by ethnic disputes and economic backwardness, as a result of a conservative style of rule by the Habsburg dynasty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]