Bücher der Reihe Foreign Policies of the Middle Powers

This book explains the foreign policy of Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. It argues that Renzi's domestic focus and outsider status are critical in allowing us to make sense of Renzi's policies toward the European Union as well as instability in Libya and the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

This book analyzes how the decline of American hegemony affects Italian foreign policy. It explores how Italy's EU membership intersects with Italy's role as a member of the coalition supporting the US-led hegemonic order.

This volume argues that middle powers are important to 21st Century world politics in performing roles as (aspiring) global middle powers, regional pivots, and niche leaders. This claim is based on an analysis of the foreign policies of nine (aspiring) middle powers from the Near East, East Asia, and Europe.

This volume highlights unique contributions of Asian middle powers to promoting of peace, development, human security, and democracy in Southeast Asia. Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan have pursued variations on the normative theme of "new Southern policies," while Thailand is a major subregional actor.

This volume argues that middle powers are important to 21st Century world politics in performing roles as (aspiring) global middle powers, regional pivots, and niche leaders. This claim is based on an analysis of the foreign policies of nine (aspiring) middle powers from the Near East, East Asia, and Europe.