Small States in Global Affairs: The Foreign Policies of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) (Studies of the Americas (Paperback))

This book represents an update of a well-received volume published in 1989, __Caribbean in World Affairs__. Given the broad changes that have occurred in the world since the fall of the Berlin Wall, and taking into account requests for a second edition from Caribbean scholars and policymakers in recent years, the author has written this new edition with the same aim as the original: to provide a comprehensive and theoretically-grounded account of diplomatic developments in these microstates.В The author provides a lasting analysis of small state behavior, noting the recent renewal of interest in small states in both the global north and south.В The new material includes attention to the changed global setting, updated theoretical developments in foreign policy, and the inclusion of Haiti and Suriname, newer members of Caricom. This book updates the 1989 volume 'Caribbean in World Affairs' providing a comprehensive and theoretically-grounded account of diplomatic developments in the Caribbean. The new material includes attention to the changed global setting, updated theoretical developments in foreign policy, and the inclusion of Haiti and Suriname. This book updates the 1989 volume Caribbean in World Affairs, providing a comprehensive and theoretically-grounded account of diplomatic developments in the Caribbean in light of changes in recent years. The author offers a lasting analysis of small state behavior, noting the recent renewal of interest in small states in both the global north and south. The new material includes attention to the changed global setting, updated theoretical developments in foreign policy, and the inclusion of Haiti and Suriname, newer members of Caricom This book represents an update of a well-received volume published in 1989, Caribbean in World Affairs. Given the broad changes that have occurred in the world since the fall of the Berlin Wall, and taking into account requests for a second edition from Caribbean scholars and policymakers in recent years, the author has written this new edition with the same aim as the original: to provide a comprehensive and theoretically-grounded account of diplomatic developments in these microstates. The author provides a lasting analysis of small state behavior, noting the recent renewal of interest in small states in both the global north and south. The new material includes attention to the changed global setting, updated theoretical developments in foreign policy, and the inclusion of Haiti and Suriname, newer members of Caricom.-- PUBLISHERS DESCRIPTION

This book represents an update of a well-received volume published in 1989, Caribbean in World Affairs. Given the broad changes that have occurred in the world since the fall of the Berlin Wall, and taking into account requests for a second edition from Caribbean scholars and policymakers in recent years, the author has written this new edition with the same aim as the original: to provide a comprehensive and theoretically-grounded account of diplomatic developments in these microstates. The author provides a lasting analysis of small state behavior, noting the recent renewal of interest in small states in both the global north and south. The new material includes attention to the changed global setting, updated theoretical developments in foreign policy, and the inclusion of Haiti and Suriname, newer members of Caricom.

Front Matter....Pages i-x Introduction: Global Changes, Foreign Policy, and the Study of Small States....Pages 1-24 Political-Security Interests....Pages 25-54 Economic and Social Interests....Pages 55-87 Strategic Linkages....Pages 89-125 Diplomatic Interests and Linkages....Pages 127-166 The Foreign Policy Decision Environment....Pages 167-201 The Conduct and Management of Caricom Foreign Policy....Pages 203-229 A Brief Evaluation....Pages 231-234 Back Matter....Pages 235-278