BISA 2024 Conference

The nexus of small states between emerging middle powers and competing global actors

5 Jun 2024, 16:45

1h 30m

Stuart Hall, The Exchange

International Studies of the Mediterranean, Middle East & Asia Working Group

Description

The panel includes unique case studies which discuss the nexus of small states between emerging middle powers and competing global actors.

Subcontributions

• Between a rock and hard place? Canada’s role in the Indo-Pacific
• Between a Rock and a Hard Place – The Small Gulf States and the Israel-Hamas War
• Do small states have convening power to shape the domains of competition between great powers? Nepali agency in the context of Sino-Indian competition in South Asia
• What Makes Small States Successful Mediators? The case of economic statecraft in Qatari mediation in the Horn of Africa