This book explains what ‘small’ states are and explores their current security challenges, in general terms and through specific examples. It reflects the s

This book examines the security, defence and foreign policy choices and challenges of small states in NATO and its small partner states in the new security envi

This book studies how domestic contestation influences the security policy of small states within the European Union (EU) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Smaller nations have a special place in the international system, with a striking capacity to defy the expectations of most observers and many prominent theorie

The first part of this book is primarily devoted to analysing the impact of the system of international relations on the fortunes of small states. The second pa