The Relevance and Influence of Small States in NATO and the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy

Q4 Social Sciences

Lithuanian Annual Strategic Review Pub Date : 2015-12-01 DOI:10.1515/lasr-2015-0004

V. Urbelis

引用次数: 6

Abstract

Abstract Small states are important and visible players in international politics. Their power is limited, and their economy and military capability may not match those of their larger neighbours, but small states enjoy certain advantages that increase their abilities to influence international politics. This article tries to show and explain how small states can act and exploit their advantages in a wider international arena. The main aim is to show ways and methods for small states to act and pursue their policy goals. This article analyses the behaviour of small states inside two major European security actors: NATO and the EU. Several examples will be presented in detail, namely, air policing in the Baltic states and the Lithuanian Presidency in the European Council. These examples clearly show the achievements and failures of small states in international politics.

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小国在北约和欧盟共同外交和安全政策中的相关性和影响

小国是国际政治中重要的、可见的参与者。他们的力量有限，他们的经济和军事能力可能比不上他们的大邻居，但小国享有某些优势，这些优势增加了他们影响国际政治的能力。本文试图展示和解释小国如何在更广泛的国际舞台上采取行动并利用其优势。主要目的是展示小国采取行动和追求其政策目标的途径和方法。本文分析了两大欧洲安全主体——北约和欧盟——内部小国的行为。将详细介绍几个例子，即波罗的海国家的空中治安和立陶宛担任欧洲理事会主席。这些例子清楚地显示了小国在国际政治中的成就和失败。

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Lithuanian Annual Strategic Review Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations

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0.60

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审稿时长

36 weeks

期刊介绍： Lithuanian Annual Strategic Review is a bilingual (Lithuanian and English), peer reviewed scholarly magazine that is published once per year by the Strategic Research Center of the Military Academy of Lithuania in cooperation with Vilnius University (Institute of International Relations and Political Science) and Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas (Political Science and Diplomacy Department). The journal focuses on the global, regional and national security problematique which directly or indirectly influence security and defense issues of Lithuania, the Baltic states and region around. The Review aims to sustain high profile scientific publications delivering rigorous analytical insights into security and defence problematique ofn the region and to be ranked as a regular and high-quality academic periodical. The Review reaches out for academic community and political practitioners and offer ample opportunities for scholarly visibility and potential impact.