Table 2 Organisation of countries into groups according to historical expertise.

From: Analysing inter-state communication dynamics and roles in the networks of the International Institute of Intellectual Cooperation

Group’s name

Members

Western Europe and USA

France, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Belgium, The Netherlands, Spain, and United States of America

Central Europe countries

Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland

Eastern Europe countries

Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Yugoslavia, and Romania

Baltic countries

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania

Nordic countries

Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland, and Sweden

Ibero-American countries

Portugal, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Dominica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, El Salvador, Uruguay, and Venezuela

UK’s Dominions

Australia, Canada, India, South Africa, and Ireland

Colonies

Egypt, Benin, French Guiana, Haiti, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco, and Palestine

East and South-east Asian countries

China, Japan, Cambodia, and Thailand

Middle East

Iran

Other countries

Luxembourg, Monaco, Liberia, and USSR

  1. For each group, we provide its name and the list of its members. The countries listed are those available in either Folder A or Folder F.