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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Small states"”.
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Small states and the undercurrents of compliance with international law: The case of Namibia
This study examines small states’ compliance with international law, with a specific focus on Namibia. The study is based on the questions whether small states rigorously adhere to international law and whether they are different from large powerful states and what are the consequences for small …
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NATO's Hybrid Defence Framework and the Sovereignty of Small States: The case of Iceland.
… how NATO´s hybrid defence framework enables small states to safeguard sovereignty through resilience and alliance cooperation. Using Iceland as a case study, it explores how a founding NATO member without standing armed forces operationalises Articles 3 and 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty …
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Evaluating theories of liberal hegemony and small states in U.S.-Jordanian relations since 2000
… current international system, and Jordan, as a small state, is undeniably huge, it is claimed that the relations between the two countries are rather power relations, especially during the unprecedented era of U.S. power and unilateralism during President G.W. Bush’s two terms. This thesis, …
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Small islands and global action: Coming of age in global change
… theoretical understanding of the role of small island developing states (SIDS) in contemporary international relations (IR). It does this by examining their interaction between, participation in, and contribution to, IR within the framework of the UN. The literature on small states in IR …
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Kazakhstan’s Foreign Policy since Independence: A Small State From Order Taker to Order Maker (1991-2021)
The role of small states in international relations has been thought of as one of deference to great powers. In this view, great powers can create, maintain, and dictate behaviour, while small states must follow their lead. Small states are considered weak, vulnerable, lacking in power, and …
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The United Nations and Gender-mainstreaming; International Conferences on Women and the Development of Gender Mainstreaming Policies in Caribbean States
… NGO groups and other interested parties. Many small states participate at leading international summits. Some of these states for many obvious reasons are preoccupied with economic survival. Their limited resources are expended on economic priorities and little or none is left for the …
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Liberální intergovernmentalismus: Role malých států v procesu evropské integrace
… thesis Liberal intergovernmentalism: The role of small states in the European integration process is to test the applicability of the theory of Liberal intergovernmentalism to cases of small Member States of the European integration. Furthermore, the thesis aims to clarify the role of this states …
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Mažųjų valstybių saugumo ir gynybos politikos kaita po 2014 metų Krymo aneksijos - Lietuvos, Latvijos, Estijos atvejis /
The survival of small states in the international system always was a fundamental but problematic phenomenon. Although military, environmental and economic threats, political and social unrest can affect almost all states, but due to obvious reasons threats pose a greater risk to small states. In …
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Navigating great power competition: The Maldives as a democratising small state
… systematically constrains democratisation in small states when geo-strategic interests intersect with domestic political processes. Using the Maldives as a case study, it demonstrates that democratic consolidation is constrained by mechanisms employed by great powers, such as economic …
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Influence of Uruguay’s recent pioneering laws and the Latin American discourse: perspective from norms advocacy
This research studies the regional influence Small States can achieve through norms promotion. Scandinavian states are already recognized by the literature as increasing their influence in the European Union using a strategy of norms advocacy. The present research evaluates whether Uruguay plays …
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Guiana and the shadows of empire : colonial and cultural negotiations at the edge of the world.
… than in the Guianas, the region of three small states in northeastern South America. The purpose of this thesis is threefold. First, the history of these three Guianas, now known as Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname, is considered briefly, emphasizing their similarities and regional …
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NO COUNTRY AN ISLAND: ICELAND'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO NATO SINCE 1949
The United States and its Allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) shifted their collective focus away from the North Atlantic in the early 1990s because Russia was no longer a dominant threat to Western security as it had been during the Cold War. After two decades of fighting in …
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Myanmar-China Asymmetrical Relations: The Case Study of Myitsone Hydropower Dam Project through the Lens of Small Power’s Strategies
… is to find the strategies and tactics of small powers in relations with great power neighbour under the asymmetrical relationship. The research problem The research accommodates the two important research problems. (1) To investigate how a small power can manage its asymmetrical relations …
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A postcolonial approach to Nepal's geopolitics, hydro-politics, and border-politics
… the case of Nepal’s relationship as a small state vis-à-vis its much larger neighbours India and China, I contend that a postcolonial approach allows us to reveal hitherto marginalised relational dimensions and recognise the agency of Nepal as an international actor. The empirical focus …
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Signaling, Extended Deterrence, and Regional Conflict Escalation: A Game Theory Model
… questions in this dissertation: first, why do small states decide to fight against relatively more powerful states in spite of very low likelihood of winning?; and second, once regional conflicts occur, why do extra-regional states decide to join one of the regional contestants even when they …
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The impact of the collapse of the Soviet Union on Libya foreign policy during the period from 1991 to 2003
… with the West in general and the United States in particular. Three major questions are explored in detail in this thesis. The first question relates to how and why Libya aligned with the Soviet Union. The second question addresses how and to what extent these developments in …
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Bold Leader or Bully? Interpreting Chinese Regional Maritime Behavior
… China’s behavior as “bullying” (as China’s smaller and less powerful neighbors view it) is accurate, and whether any definitive conclusions can be drawn concerning the assertive nature of China’s conduct. Moreover, given how China’s neighbors perceive Chinese maritime policy, this thesis …
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In the era of normative power Europe
Are some of the world's smallest state regions, like the Caribbean, able to punch above their weight in international affairs, thus overcoming limitations of acutely small size? This is the first of two questions that the dissertation addresses, by investigating how and under what conditions the …
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The Role of Kazakhstan in the Eurasian Economic Union Development Process: Discussing Eurasianism through the Kazakhstani External Policy Prism
… remodel the economic relations within the Member-States and shape the economic landscape of the Eurasian continent. There is no doubt that unions can bring together diversified States with independent internal affairs, various foreign policy goals, and different economic indexes. The understanding …
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