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Alliances and Small Powers

This volume offers a comprehensive analysis of small-state behavior in alliance systems across historical periods. It examines the strategic choices, geopolitical pressures, and systemic factors influencing small powers—from classical 19th-century frameworks through the upheavals between World Wars, the Cold War era, and early nuclear age realignments. A valuable resource both for historical research and comparative international relations study.

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Institute of War and Peace Studies series

Call Number

536 R842

Publisher

: ., 1968

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Language

English

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536

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text

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unmediated

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volume

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Alliances Small states – International relations

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A scholarly exploration of the dynamics between small states and their alliance behaviors. Includes historical case studies such as Belgium–France (1919–1936), the Little Entente, and examination of alignment versus nonalignment, extending through the Cold War era and into considerations of nuclear proliferation

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By Robert L. Rothstein; sponsored by the Institute of War and Peace Studies of Columbia University

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