# Francisco Veiga

Francisco José Veiga Rodríguez (born 1958 in Madrid) is a Spanish historian, journalist and writer. He is a doctor and professor in the Department of Contemporary History at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), where he has been a professor since 1983, with a focus on Eastern Europe, the countries of the former Soviet Union, the countries of the Balkan Peninsula and Turkey. He is an author of newspaper articles for El Periódico de Catalunya and El País.

## Biography

His historiographical production has dealt with subjects such as the Interwar period (1918–1939), the Cold War (1948–1991), the "Post-Cold War" (1991–2008), the theory of the crises arose after the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the resurgence of nationalism and the extreme right. He has written articles for the newspaper Avui (1987–1989), El Observador de la Actualidad (1990–1993) and above all for the El Periódico and El País, where he has been publishing various chronicles on the Romanian revolution of 1989, the Yugoslav Wars (1991–2001), the political transition in the Balkan Peninsula and in Turkey, discussing latter's candidacy as a candidate for the enlargement of the European Union. He is also co-author of a study on the Arab Spring through his experience in Yemen, of a history of the Russian Revolution and has coordinated a collective work on the new role of Eurasia in world geostrategy.

## Work
### Essays and studies

* Veiga, F. (1982). El fascismo en Rumanía y la Guardia de Hierro. Ateneu Barcelonès. Secció d'Història i Geografia. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
* Veiga, F. (1989). La Mística del ultranacionalismo: (historia de la Guardia de Hierro), Rumania, 1919-1941. ISBN 978-84-7488-497-5. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
* Veiga, F. (1993). Els Balcans: la desfeta d'un somni, 1945-1991. Eumo. ISBN 978-84-7602-808-7. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
* Veiga, F. (1995). La trampa balcánica: una crisis europea de fin de siglo. Grijalbo. ISBN 978-84-253-2793-3. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
* Ucelay da Cal, Enric; Veiga, Francisco (1994). El fin del segundo milenio: (un siglo de miedos apocalípticos, 1814-1989) (in Spanish). Planeta. ISBN 978-84-320-9492-7. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
* Veiga, F.; Duarte, Angel; Ucelay da Cal, Enric (1996). La Paz Simulada: una historia de la guerra fría 1941-1991. Alianza Editorial. ISBN 978-84-206-4827-9. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
* Veiga, F. (2004). Slobo: una biografía no autorizada de Milošević (in Spanish). Random House Mondadori. ISBN 978-84-8306-567-9. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
* Veiga, F. (2019). El turco. Debate. ISBN 978-84-8306-670-6. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
* Veiga, F. (2015). El desequilibrio como orden. Una historia de la Posguerra Fría, 1990-2008. Alianza Editorial. ISBN 978-84-206-9928-8. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
* Veiga, F. (2011). La Fábrica de las Fronteras, Guerras de Secesión Yugoslavas 1991-2001. Alianza Editorial. ISBN 978-84-206-6407-1. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
* Veiga, F.; Hamad Zahonero, Leyla; Ignacio, Gutiérrez de Terán (2014). Yemen. La clave olvidada del mundo árabe. Alianza Editorial. ISBN 978-84-206-8589-2. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
* Veiga, F.; Martín, Pablo (2014). Las guerras de la Gran Guerra (1914-1923). Catarata. ISBN 978-84-8319-888-9. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
* Veiga, F.; Juan, Sánchez Monroe; Martín, Pablo (2017). Entre dos octubres. Alianza Editorial. ISBN 978-84-9104-674-5. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
* Veiga, F.; Forti, Steven; Moles, Jelena; González-Villa, Carlos (2019). Patriotas indignados. Alianza Editorial. ISBN 978-84-9181-722-2. Retrieved 29 March 2021.