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Andrei Mamolea (@andreimamolea.bsky.social) shows that a Latin American bloc with a common agenda emerged in Geneva in the 1920s.

#LeagueofNations #LatinAmerica #internationallaw #smallstates #transatlantic

Read Open Access here: doi.org/10.1017/S174...

The Next Front in the Cold War is the Indian Ocean! - Stratheia The Indian Ocean is emerging as a strategic arena where trade routes, naval power, and great-power rivalry shape global order.

Smaller states must navigate great-power rivalry without sacrificing autonomy or stability.
#SmallStates #GreatPowerRivalry #RegionalStability
stratheia.com/the-next-fro...

I would welcome feedback and conversations with scholars and practitioners working on CBDCs, payment infrastructures, and monetary/financial statecraft.

#CBDC #DigitalPayments #MonetaryStatecraft #FinancialInfrastructure #CentralBanking #SmallStates #PoliticalEconomy

Small Island Developing States’ Use of Courts to Fight for Environmental Security | Published in Journal of East Asia Security By J. Ricky Price, Christine Bianco & 1 more. Small Island Developing States in the Pacific, particularly Tuvalu and Vanuatu, have sought to secure their environmental interests through international ...

Excited to share the publication of this short piece for the Journal of East Asian Security. #smallstates #internationallaw #internationalcourts #smallislandstates

easc.scholasticahq.com/article/1465...

OK which one first - Challenging ! Should I read the more important stuff first or end up in my classic niche pigeonhole ??

#microstate #microstates #self-determination #smallstates #freedom #democracy #extremeright #micronesia #andorra

Small States and International Law "Small States and International Law" published on 28 Aug 2025 by Brill | Nijhoff.

New book:
" #SmallStates and #InternationalLaw "
brill.com/edcollbook/t...
My chapter "Disasters and Small States".

#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #disasters

Nepal’s Foreign Policy Options as a Small State The interim government’s foreign policy toward international partners will ideally enable the transition process.

Pleased to be interviewed on Nepal, Bangladesh, & Smaller South Asian countries in recent pubs:

-In June on Bangladesh-India Relations: Challenges and Opportunities by FPRC Journal:
drive.google.com/file/d/1vsZ9...

-In Sept on Nepal by Saurav Raj Pant:
binduoped.com/2025/09/14/n...

#SmallStates

Foreign Policy Specialisation in EU Small States: Conceptualising and Analysing an Underexplored Practice - Journal of International Relations and Development This paper defines and categorises the concept of ‘foreign policy specialisation,’ emphasizing its significance in small EU member states’ practices and its role as a source of power in international ...

Read our newest open-access publication in JIRD on small states' foreign policy specialisation:
doi.org/10.1057/s412...

#smallstates #research #EUstudies #academics

New video on my YouTube channel: Hatif at "Patricia" in Stockholm / Sweden (29.08.2025) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=au1U... #Hatif #Patricia #Stockholm #Sweden #Sverige #JohanEckerström #MarkusMajdalani #SmallStates #KlubbDÖD @hatifband.bsky.social @johaneckerstrom.bsky.social

🚨 New Op-ed Published
📝 “Operation Spiderweb: A Small State’s Challenge to an Aggressor” By Özgür Tüfekçi
📍 Global Panorama
🔗 Read here: www.globalpanorama.org/en/2025/07/o...

#DroneWarfare #Ukraine #Russia #Geopolitics #AsymmetricWarfare #OperationSpiderweb #SmallStates #DefenseInnovation

Search for the article titled 'Balancing anti-money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing compliance and financial sector competitiveness: What lessons can small states teach us?' in the public space to access the full article. #AML #FinancialGovernance #SmallStates

Constructing State Identity and Changing Foreign Policy of the Maldives Toward India How does one explain the foreign policy behavior of South Asia’s small states? The conventional scholarship drawing from structural realism argues that the presence of China allows them to balance ...

#PublicationAlert: How do small states conduct foreign policy? In this article, I argue that #Maldives' foreign policy towards #India is rooted in contested ideas of identity and state-building processes.

#SmallStates #SouthAsia #China #SouthAsianSky

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Dissenting from the Inevitable? Understanding Omani Approaches to Israel and the Abraham Accords In the months following the signature of the Abraham Accords in September 2020 there was considerable speculation about which countries would be next to join, Oman was a frequent subject of this sp...

My new article got a bit lost in the excitement of #ISA2025 this week, such that I only noticed when trying to get through my inbox yesterday!

Anyway, if you’re interested in #Oman #Israel the #AbrahamAccords or #SmallStates diplomacy, check it out:

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We congratulate our Lab member, Maria Schreiner, on successfully defending her thesis "Small States' Development of Grand Strategies"! In this thesis, Maria investigates motivations for grand stratetigizing, i.e. why small states decide to develop grand strategies. #foreignpolicyanalyis #smallstates

How can Britain make its foreign policy more impactful? The Big Ask | No. 22.2024

‘A robust engagement strategy with #smallstates could provide Britain with versatile, values-driven partnerships that enhance its resilience and influence,’ argues Dr Hillary Briffa, Senior Lecturer @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

#BritainsWorld #BigAsk

Nepal’s Status‐Seeking Endeavors: Between Normative Convergence and Geopolitical Interests | Article | Politics and Governance Bibek Chand

Happy to share that my paper titled “Nepal’s Status-Seeking Endeavors: Between Normative Convergence and Geopolitical Interests” is available in open-access format. #smallstates #Nepal #statusinIR #internationalrelations #norms #SouthAsia #globalpolitics

www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...