Status seeking is an important aspect of the foreign policies of a number of small states, but
one that has been rarely studied. This book aims to contribute to our understanding not only …

This book explores the post-national defense and its gender implications. Specifically, it
explores how the United Nations Security Council resolution to increase the participation of …

Will China rise to become the new superpower of the twenty-first century? Will the United
States be able to maintain its hegemony in international politics? Is the European Union a …

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

In a troubled world where millions die at the hands of their own governments and societies,
some states risk their citizens' lives, considerable portions of their national budgets, and …

ABSTRACT In June 2001 the European Council adopted the EU Programme for the
Prevention of Violent Conflict. The story of how conflict prevention became an integral and …

There is almost universal agreement that the European security and defence policy (ESDP)
has been driven and determined by the great powers (the UK, France and Germany). I …

In spring 1994 I first heard Richard Whitman ask the question,'what is the international
identity of the European Union?'. The end of the Cold War, the Treaty on European Union …

This book series offers an outlet for interdisciplinary research on norms in the context of
international relations and global governance. It features scientific and scholarly studies …

This new book tackles two key questions: 1) How is the EU functioning as a security actor?
2) How and to what extent is the EU affecting national security identities? Focusing on the …