Why Nations Realign
Foreign Policy Restructuring in the Postwar World
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, Foreign Legal Systems, International Relations
| Author: | K. J. Holsti | ISBN: | 9781317379331 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | October 14, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | K. J. Holsti |
| ISBN: | 9781317379331 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | October 14, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This book, originally published in 1982, analyzes the process of radical foreign policy change – how states restructure their foreign relations, and why they do so. Using a common analystical framework, the authors examine Bhutan, Burma, Canada, Child, China and Tanzania. They distinguish between piecemeal foreign policy change and adaptation, and the fundamental re-ordering of foreign policy. Their analysis underlines the extent to which non-military and sometimes imagined threats, such as dependency and external economic and cultural penetration, can constitute an important cause of radical realignment activity.
This book, originally published in 1982, analyzes the process of radical foreign policy change – how states restructure their foreign relations, and why they do so. Using a common analystical framework, the authors examine Bhutan, Burma, Canada, Child, China and Tanzania. They distinguish between piecemeal foreign policy change and adaptation, and the fundamental re-ordering of foreign policy. Their analysis underlines the extent to which non-military and sometimes imagined threats, such as dependency and external economic and cultural penetration, can constitute an important cause of radical realignment activity.
