The Other Powers

Studies in the Foreign Policies of Small States

Ronald P. Barston

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN: 9781032763101
• eBook ISBN: 9781040025949
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Arms Control
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Originally published in 1972, this book examines the scope and possibilities for small states in the conduct of their foreign policies. In the introduction the editor discusses the problem of defining the term 'small state' and outlines the restraints they face and the type of international roles they play. The subsequent chapters analyse the foreign policies of Norway, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Zambia, Israel, Cyprus, Cuba, Singapore and New Zealand. In each study the author examines the factors which shape that country's foreign policy objectives, the organizational structures employed to formulate and implement foreign policy, the type and level of international involvement and the methods used to deal with the political, economic and security issues which make up and stem from the external policies. The book will be of interest to specialists and students of government, foreign policy analysis and other branches of international relations

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Title Page
• Original Copyright Page
• Acknowledgments
• Notes on Contributors
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• 1. Norwegian Foreign Policy
• 2. The Foreign Policy of the Netherlands
• 3. The Foreign Policy of Switzerland
• 4. The Foreign Policy of Zambia
• 5. Aspects of Israeli Foreign Policy
• 6. The Foreign Policy of Cyprus
• 7. The Foreign Policy of Cuba
• 8. The Foreign Policy of Singapore
• 9. New Zealand Foreign Policy
• Appendix 1
• Index