Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- National Actors: Vision and Hubris -- ˋMinorities': The Fateful Legacy of the Great War -- Arno Barth: The Securitization of Minorities as a Bedrock of Population Policy -- Psychological Approach (Affect Heuristics) -- Political Science Approach (Securitization) -- Securitization of Minorities during World War One -- Siegfried Lichtenstaedter (Central Powers) -- Buxton Brothers (Entente) -- Georges Montandon (Neutral Countries) -- Summary -- Outlook -- Hans-Lukas Kieser: Empire Overstretched Nation-state Enforced: The Young Turks Inaugurated the Europe of Extremes -- Introduction: The Threshold of 1913 -- Late Ottoman Background -- Reforms and Social Revolution Versus Reactionary Violence and Restored Empire -- Ideological Radicalisation and Large-scale Demographic Engineering -- Genocide -- Removal of Muslims and Jews -- Conclusion: The Lausanne Treaty Endorsed Extremes and Abandoned Minorities -- Oktay Özel: The Role of Teşkilat-ı Mahsusa (Special Organization) in the Armenian Genocide -- CUP, Teşkilat-ı Mahsusa and the War -- Tehcir and the Teşkilat-ı Mahsusa -- An Attempt at Reconstruction - The Teşkilât-ı Mahsusa (re-activated on 3 August 1914) -- Dr Sakir as the Mastermind of Annihilation -- Armenians Perceived as ˋFifth Column' -- Decision for Tehcir and Destruction (March 1915) -- From Teşkilât-ı Mahsusa to Umur-ı Şarkiye Dairesi (5 April 1915)…”