Small States and Big Powers: Portugal and Iceland’s Foreign Relations
Alice Cunha, "Small States and Big Powers: Portugal and Iceland’s Foreign Relations "
English | ISBN: 3031423445 | 2023 | 175 pages | PDF | 5 MB
English | ISBN: 3031423445 | 2023 | 175 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Foreign policy is one of the most complex policies of every state, and Portugal and Iceland are no exception. The “Small States and Big Powers: Portugal and Iceland’s Foreign Relations” book analyses the importance of relations with big powers or regional and international organisations from a shelter theory perspective, detailing the degree of political, economic and societal shelter that they have provided to Portugal and to Iceland over time.
Despite having followed distinct paths, Portugal and Iceland have some important similarities in their foreign policy, namely in relation to the European and the Atlantic dimensions and their participation in regional organisations. The book examines their decisions to join or not to join regional organisations, and both countries’ bilateral relations with other important parts of the world, namely Africa, the Nordic states and China.
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