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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"middle powers"”.
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Building an arsenal: The evolution of middle power force structures
… model which explains how the force structures of middle powers develop. It uses the lessons learned from applying this model to discuss the possible role the middle powers of the South can play in the emerging international system. Finally, it discusses the implications of this process for U.S. …
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Explaining Middle Power Military Intervention: Australia’s Use of Force in Maritime Southeast Asia and the South Pacific
Why do middle powers use military force to intervene in external conflicts despite the costs and risk? While there is no shortage of literature on the causes of military intervention, most theories were derived from – and seek to explain – great power behavior. Given differences between great power …
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Minor Powers Confronting Major Powers: A Comparative Examination of the Conditions Facilitating Decisions to go to War
… degrees of influence and capability. Major powers have immense resources at their disposal, while minor powers are often constrained in terms of structure and material. Thus, for minor powers, engaging in conventional wars against much larger and more powerful states is potentially ruinous …
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Power in Institutions: Interstate Negotiations of Incremental Agreements for the East and South China Sea Disputes
… that analyses how East and Southeast Asia’s middle powers negotiated with China and with each other about the creation of institutions in response to the challenge that China’s maritime claims and maritime outward expansion represents for maritime order.
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Doing Good or Looking Good? The Impact of Geopolitical Competition on Australia's Aid Performance in the Pacific
In the shadow of a “new Cold War” between China and the West, heightened geopolitical competition is being observed worldwide. This thesis investigates how such tension has manifested itself through the mechanism of aid, focusing on the case of Australia and China in the world’s most aid-dependent …
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Doing Good or Looking Good? The Impact of Geopolitical Competition on Australia's Aid Performance in the Pacific
In the shadow of a “new Cold War” between China and the West, heightened geopolitical competition is being observed worldwide. This thesis investigates how such tension has manifested itself through the mechanism of aid, focusing on the case of Australia and China in the world’s most aid-dependent …