Asymmetric Neighbors and International Relations - Living in the Shadow of Elephants

With a range of case studies from every continent, the contributors to this book analyse the challenges that arise for states living with much larger neighbors, and the policies they develop to account for this asymmetry.

List of contents

1. New Perspectives on Asymmetrical Relations
Thomas R. Klassen, Nara Park and Ian Roberge
Part I: Asymmetrical Relations in a Bilateral Context
2.Canada and the United States: A Symbiotic Relationship or Complex Entanglement?
Charles Conteh
3. Dealing with Russia: Georgia's Endeavor to Escape Trampling
Salome Minesashvili, Frédéric Labarre, and Pierre Jolicoeur
4. Endless Integration of Russia and its "Difficult Ally" Belarus
Leonid Karabeshkin, Frédéric Labarre and Pierre Jolicoeur
5. Legacies of a Trans-Tasman Relationship: The Evolution of Asymmetry between New Zealand and Australia
Jennifer Curtin and Dominic O'Sullivan
6. Living in the Shadow of Elephants: The Case of Timor-Leste
Nicholas Morris
7. Living Peacefully or In the Shadow? Elucidating the Relationship between Ghana and Togo
Frank L.K. Ohemeng and Emmanuel K. Sakyi
Part II: Asymmetrical Relations in a Regional Context
8. The Middle Power Diplomacy of South Korea: Four Strategic Choices vis-à-vis Japan and China
Nara Park
9. Mongolia's Balancing Act: Sandwiched between a Bear and a Dragon
Undraa Agvaanluvsan
10. Balancing the Elephant and the Dragon: Nepal's Struggle for Political In(ter)dependence
Jawad Hussain Qureshi
11. The Little Red Dot that Roared: Singapore Between Giants
Yohanes Sulaiman
12. A Tripartite Dilemma: Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan Relations at the Intersection of Identity and National Interest
Merve Özdemirkiran-Embel
13. Stepping out of the Shade: Qatari-Saudi Relations Amid the Rise of Cosmopolitan Qatar
Gertjan Hoetjes
14. Colombian Economic Foreign Policy toward Brazil: Limited Cooperation and Competition for Regional Leadership
Eduardo Pastrana Buelvas and Diego F. Vera Piñeros
Conclusion
15. The Mouse Fights back: The Manoeuvring Room of Smaller States with Respect to Their Larger Neighbor(s)
Ian Roberge

About the author

Ian Roberge is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration at York University in Toronto, Canada.
Nara Park is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Management at Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.
Thomas R. Klassen is a Professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration at York University, Toronto, Canada.

Summary

With a range of case studies from every continent, the contributors to this book analyse the challenges that arise for states living with much larger neighbors, and the policies they develop to account for this asymmetry.

Product details

• Authors: Ian (York University Roberge
• Assisted by: Thomas R. Klassen (Editor), Nara Park (Editor), Ian Roberge (Editor), Roberge Ian (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032283111
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3228311-1
• No. of pages: 230
• Series: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Eastern Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, Africa, International Relations, Public Administration, Regional Studies, Political Economy, Regional / International studies