”Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University Iasi (Romania)
Claudiu-Lucian Topor (b. 1975) has been an associate professor at the Faculty of History at the ”Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University Iasi. His achievements in studying the human past reflect a long-lasting interest in the history of diplomacy, the history of wars and international relations. For several years he has documented the sociability of foreign diplomats present in Romania (ministers plenipotentiary, legation and consular staff, etc.) in the light of the experiences of social life. The reconstruction of German-Romanian relations was highlighted in the rest of his post-doctoral research. His research, reflecting the peaceful interstice of the cooperation with Germany, finally transgressed into the age of belligerence, 1916-1918. Author and editor of several volumes dedicated to German politics in Romania and in South-East Europe in the early 20th century.