CHINA AS A NUCLEAR POWER IN WORLD POLITICS, by Leo Yueh-Yun Liu (Book Review)
In: Pacific affairs, Band 46, Heft 1, S. 125
ISSN: 0030-851X
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In: Pacific affairs, Band 46, Heft 1, S. 125
ISSN: 0030-851X
In: Pacific affairs, Band 45, Heft 1, S. 104
ISSN: 0030-851X
In: International perspectives: a journal of the Departement of External Affairs, S. 24-27
ISSN: 0381-4874
In: International journal / Canadian Institute of International Affairs, Band 31, Heft 2, S. 293-318
ISSN: 2052-465X
In: International journal / Canadian Institute of International Affairs, Band 31, Heft 2, S. 293-318
ISSN: 0020-7020
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In: Canadian journal of political science: CJPS = Revue canadienne de science politique, Band 7, Heft 1, S. 180-181
ISSN: 1744-9324
In: Pacific affairs, Band 46, Heft 1, S. 130
ISSN: 0030-851X
In: Pacific affairs, Band 46, Heft 1, S. 130
ISSN: 0030-851X
In: Pacific affairs: an international review of Asia and the Pacific, Band 52, Heft 3, S. 506
ISSN: 1715-3379
In: International Journal, Band 33, Heft 2, S. 488
In: International Journal, Band 31, Heft 2, S. 374
In: Pacific affairs: an international review of Asia and the Pacific, Band 48, Heft 4, S. 590
ISSN: 1715-3379
In: Pacific affairs: an international review of Asia and the Pacific, Band 49, Heft 4, S. 680
ISSN: 1715-3379
In: Pacific affairs: an international review of Asia and the Pacific, Band 45, Heft 1, S. 104
ISSN: 1715-3379
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 386, Heft 1, S. 89-101
ISSN: 1552-3349
Can a ministate located precariously between hostile protagonist powers achieve a substantial degree of independence in the formulation and implementation of its foreign policy on the basis of its own capabilities, or can this only be the consequence of forbearance on the part of its more powerful neighbors? We have explored the tactics by which one such ministate, Nepal, has succeeded in developing an impressive repertory of responses to the intrusion of unwelcome, and often threatening, external influences: balancing external influences and tacking back and forth between its two neighbors—India and China. The objective is both to minimize the restrictions imposed on Nepal's freedom of action and to contribute to that country's internal and external security. Balance was sought through nonalignment in the disputes between its two neighbors during the past decade and through a process of political and economic diversification that was intended to mitigate Nepal's "semisatellite" relationship to India. Neither policy has as yet been a total success, and there are still important limitations on Nepal's capacity to act independently. Nevertheless, the range of freedom allowed to Nepal has been considerably expanded, and the Nepali leaders have demonstrated their skill in defining the limitations and exploiting them to their own advantage. Thus, we argue, any study of contemporary international politics that did not include an analysis of ministate power would be incomplete.