Small states in Europe : challenges and opportunities

The effects of recent institutional change within the European Union on small states have often been overlooked. Taking a number of small states as case studies, this innovative and sophisticated book offers an accessible, coherent and informative analysis of contemporary and future foreign policy challenges facing small states in Europe. Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I Small States in Europe: Defining the Issues at Stake; 1 Introduction; 2 From Small State to Smart State; 3 Small State Diplomacy Compared to Sub-State Diplomacy; 4 Small States and the European Security and Defence Policy; Part II The Challenges and Opportunities of Small European States; 5 Small States and Innovation; 6 Small States, Power, International Change and the Impact of Uncertainty; 7 The Fluid Nature of Smallness; Part III The Experience of Small States with the European Union Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 List of Tables......Page 8 List of Contributors......Page 10 Preface......Page 12 Acknowledgements......Page 18 Part I Small States in Europe: Defining the Issues at Stake......Page 20 1 Introduction......Page 22 2 From Small State to Smart State......Page 34 3 Small State Diplomacy Compared to Sub-State Diplomacy......Page 50 4 Small States and the European Security and Defence Policy......Page 66 Part II The Challenges and Opportunities of Small European States......Page 82 5 Small States and Innovation......Page 84 6 Small States, Power, International Change and the Impact of Uncertainty......Page 106 7 The Fluid Nature of Smallness......Page 122 Part III The Experience of Small States with the European Union......Page 134 8 In a League of its Own? The Netherlands as a Middle-Sized EU Member State......Page 136 9 The Foreign Policy of Luxembourg......Page 150 10 Slovakia and the Czech Republic in the European Integration Process......Page 166 11 Cyprus, Small-Powerhood and the EU’s Principles and Values......Page 180 12 Neutrality Inside and Outside the EU......Page 200 13 The Icelandic Crash and its Consequences......Page 218 Part IV Conclusion......Page 234 14 Conclusion......Page 236 Index......Page 246