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Yes - it certainly didn't want an Italian monopoly over the straits of Otranto

The Austro-Hungarians would absolutely hate to see the Italians in Albania. That would nearly be a casus belli in itself. But, if they can hold their horses back and let the Serbs and Italians clash, Austria should benefit from the weakening of one or both of them. Despite Italian ambitions...

For all these questions, I recommend reading up from the "dueling Terences" Terence Zuber and Terence Holmes who've written on German war plans year by year. That applies to the Tory government of Arthur Balfour, which last from 1902 through December 1905. Tories were accustomed to thinking...

How much of this.. ..is really needed if we pretty much accept this... ...and this... ...as true? Good point Apparently it kept showing up in planning documents and related correspondence again and again in the years 1905-1914. I would tend to agree Russia would let itself get drawn...

In 1882 Italy joined the Triple Alliance, mostly it seems out of anger over the French annexation of Tunisia. What if they decided not to rashly rush into this alliance and remain a 'free agent' in the Mediterranean? Would they end up an ally of France eventually or would they remain neutral...