The National Security of Small States in a Changing World

The 'new world order' and the profound changes in international politics resulting from the end of the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union were initially thought to contribute to greater stability in the global system. A series of challenges, however, have been raised to the security of many nations.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 part discusses the question 'what changes in the national strategy of small states are necessary in view of the new international system?' The authors of this volume come from various parts of the world and espouse differing outlooks. Nevertheless, they were able to coalesce around a similar theme in an effort to contribute to the international understanding of the special challenges that confront the world's small states.

Ann-Sofie Dahl is Senior Lecturer at the Swedish War College, Department for Strategic Studies Efraim Inbar is Associate Professor of Political Studies at Bar-Ilan University and Director of its Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies Ashok Kapur is Professor of Political Science at the University of Waterloo, Canada Efraim Karsh is Professor of War Studies and Chairman of the Department of Mediterranean Studies at King's College, London Bjorn Moller is Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Peace and Conflict Research, Copenhagen Gabriel Sheffer is Professor of Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Raimo Vayrynen is the John M. Regan, Jr. Director of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and Professor of Government and International Studies at Notre Dame University David Vital is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Tel Aviv University