What Future for Small States After Unipolarity? Strategic Opportunities and Challenges in the Post-American World Order

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What Future for Small States After Unipolarity? Strategic Opportunities and Challenges in the Post-American World Order. / Pedi, Revecca; Wivel, Anders.

Polarity in International Relations: Past, Present, Future. ed. / Nina Græger; Bertel Heurlin; Ole Wæver; Anders Wivel. Palgrave Macmillan, 2022. p. 127-147 (Palgrave studies in governance, security, and development).

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Harvard

Pedi, R & Wivel, A 2022, What Future for Small States After Unipolarity? Strategic Opportunities and Challenges in the Post-American World Order. in N Græger, B Heurlin, O Wæver & A Wivel (eds), Polarity in International Relations: Past, Present, Future. Palgrave Macmillan, Palgrave studies in governance, security, and development, pp. 127-147. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05505-8

APA

Pedi, R., & Wivel, A. (2022). What Future for Small States After Unipolarity? Strategic Opportunities and Challenges in the Post-American World Order. In N. Græger, B. Heurlin, O. Wæver, & A. Wivel (Eds.), Polarity in International Relations: Past, Present, Future (pp. 127-147). Palgrave Macmillan. Palgrave studies in governance, security, and development https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05505-8

Vancouver

Pedi R, Wivel A. What Future for Small States After Unipolarity? Strategic Opportunities and Challenges in the Post-American World Order. In Græger N, Heurlin B, Wæver O, Wivel A, editors, Polarity in International Relations: Past, Present, Future. Palgrave Macmillan. 2022. p. 127-147. (Palgrave studies in governance, security, and development). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05505-8

Author

Pedi, Revecca ; Wivel, Anders. / What Future for Small States After Unipolarity? Strategic Opportunities and Challenges in the Post-American World Order. Polarity in International Relations: Past, Present, Future. editor / Nina Græger ; Bertel Heurlin ; Ole Wæver ; Anders Wivel. Palgrave Macmillan, 2022. pp. 127-147 (Palgrave studies in governance, security, and development).

Bibtex

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