Small States’ Secotral Foreign Policies and Strategies §

• 4 potential strategic shocks that affect 4 small states

  • 9/11 terrorist attack

• States can only defend against or win against same rank state or lower than itself

• Strategic Shock: the event that isn’t expected (politically) but is deeply consequential

  • Example 9/11

• Small states are more prone to security alliances

  • Because they dont have capability to protect themselves.
  • But can negatively impact small state’s sovereignty since powerful states take advantage

• Hedging Strategies