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This book seeks to explain why weak states exist within the international system. Using the cases of Armenia, St. Kitts and Nevis, Lebanon, and Cambodia, the author argues that, if a state is weak and vulnerable, then it can practice an unexpected degree of relative autonomy unfettered by great powers.
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Keywords
- International relations theory
- International Relations
- Foreign Policy
- International Security
- Economic Development
- International Political Economy
- State behavior
- State Building
- International System
- Small States
- Weak States
- Middle Powers
- Theory Building
- Armenia
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- Cambodia
- Lebanon
- US foreign policy
- Russian foreign policy
- Iranian foreign policy
- economy
- foreign policy
- international relations
- Policy
- political economy
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Reviews
'Since the field of international relations is dominated by varieties of realism, especially structural realism, it is largely irrelevant for understanding the policies of 95 percent of the states in the world. It really focuses on the competitive relations of the great powers and little else. In this innovative study Hanna Kassab demonstrates that, with modifications of a few of its assumptions, a realist perspective can help one understand that the behavior of weak states is not limited to bandwagoning.'
Roger E. Kanet, University of Miami, USA
About the author
Hanna Samir Kassab is Visiting Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department at Northern Michigan University, USA. He has published articles on International Relations Theory, National Security, politics of the Far-right and Nationalism, acts of Political Suicide, and Foreign Policy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Weak States in International Relations Theory
Book Subtitle: The Cases of Armenia, St. Kitts and Nevis, Lebanon, and Cambodia
Authors: Hanna Samir Kassab
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137543899
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Intern. Relations & Development Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Hanna Samir Kassab 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-54388-2Published: 06 October 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-54389-9Published: 01 September 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 242
Topics: International Relations, Diplomacy, Political History, Political Science