1. What if Austria-Hungary went to war with Serbia in 1913, either on behalf of Bulgaria in the second Balkan War (especially if it went longer and did not conclude so quickly), or over the status of Albania?
Will the Russians mobilize to protect the Serbs and their Balkan allies, and will drawn in Germany, France and Britain?
2. What if Austria-Hungary went to war with Serbia in 1912 and aligned itself with the Ottoman Empire for this purpose. Will the Russians mobilize to protect the Serbs and their Balkan allies, and will drawn in Germany, France and Britain?
3. What if Austria-Hungary did as Conrad wished in 1911 and attacked the Italians, using the Italian war against the Ottomans as the occasion?
What stance would Triple Entente powers take towards this "civil war" among formal Triple Alliance powers?
Do the Russians, and others, just sit back and have popcorn and enjoy watching German discomfiture as it loses one or both of its allies?
Or do the Russians think it is a ripe time to get revenge on Austria-Hungary for the Bosnian Crisis, with they or the French thinking that the divide in the Triple Alliance is an opportunity too good to pass up?
4. What if Austria-Hungary decides it *wants* to go to war with Serbia in 1908-1909 over its impudence and therefore does not want Serbia to accept any ultimatums. Under these circumstances, does Russia hang back and let the Austro-Hungarians deal with the Serbs unopposed, or do the Russian feel compelled to mobilize and fight against the Austrians and ultimately the Germans despite St. Petersburg's fears of domestic trouble and lack of military confidence at this time?
Will the Russians mobilize to protect the Serbs and their Balkan allies, and will drawn in Germany, France and Britain?
2. What if Austria-Hungary went to war with Serbia in 1912 and aligned itself with the Ottoman Empire for this purpose. Will the Russians mobilize to protect the Serbs and their Balkan allies, and will drawn in Germany, France and Britain?
3. What if Austria-Hungary did as Conrad wished in 1911 and attacked the Italians, using the Italian war against the Ottomans as the occasion?
What stance would Triple Entente powers take towards this "civil war" among formal Triple Alliance powers?
Do the Russians, and others, just sit back and have popcorn and enjoy watching German discomfiture as it loses one or both of its allies?
Or do the Russians think it is a ripe time to get revenge on Austria-Hungary for the Bosnian Crisis, with they or the French thinking that the divide in the Triple Alliance is an opportunity too good to pass up?
4. What if Austria-Hungary decides it *wants* to go to war with Serbia in 1908-1909 over its impudence and therefore does not want Serbia to accept any ultimatums. Under these circumstances, does Russia hang back and let the Austro-Hungarians deal with the Serbs unopposed, or do the Russian feel compelled to mobilize and fight against the Austrians and ultimately the Germans despite St. Petersburg's fears of domestic trouble and lack of military confidence at this time?