摘要：OUR ARTICLE IS A SHORT ANALYSIS OF ROMANIA'S RELATIONS WITH THE TWO ALLIANCES OF WORLDWAR I, MAINLY WITH THE ENTENTE. WE TRIED TO EMPHASIZE THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE ROMANIANFOREIGN POLICY, USING SOME IMPORTANT CONCEPTS BELONGING TO THE INTERNATIONALRELATIONS’ FIELD. ROMANIAN KINGDOM HAD TO BEHAVE AND PERFORM AS AN INDEPENDENT ANDRESPECTED ACTOR IN THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA. STATES TEND TO FULFILL THEIR FOREIGN POLICYGOALS EITHER CONSOLIDATING THEIR OWN INTERNAL CAPABILITIES, EITHER BY JOINING THEALLIANCE SYSTEMS. THEREFORE, THE DECISION MAKERS FROM BUCHAREST HAD TO STRENGTHENTHE MILITARY TRAINING AND TO IMPROVE THE SUPPLY WITH WAR MATERIAL, WEAPONS ANDAMMUNITION. IN TERMS OF PARTICIPATION IN THE WAR, THE ROMANIAN AUTHORITIES SHOULD HAVECHOSEN THE ALLIANCE THAT SUPPORTED THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ROMANIA’S NATIONAL INTEREST.THE NATIONAL INTEREST INVOLVES THE PERPETUATION OF STATE, THE THE TERRITORIAL INTEGRITYOF THE STATE BUT ALSO MAINTAINING THE STATE INDEPENDENCE SO IT ENJOYS PRESTIGE ON THEINTERNATIONAL STAGE. ALSO, AS RATIONAL ACTORS OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, THE STATES AREPURSUING A POLICY DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE THEIR ADVANTAGES.
关键词：ROMANIA;FOREIGN POLICY;NATIONAL INTEREST;ENTENTE;WORLD WAR I
