| Description |
1 online resource (155 p.) |
| Series |
Global Institutions Ser |
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Global Institutions Ser
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Illustrations -- About the Authors -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Do Small States Matter in Global Institutions? -- A Look at the Literature -- Theoretical Framework -- Outline of the Book -- Narrative -- Notes -- 1 The Origins of Laos' Brand of Diplomacy: Geographical, Historical and Ideational -- A Small But Strategic Place -- Complicated Historical Relationships -- Same Same But Different: the Lao and Siamese -- Tai Encounters of the British and French Kinds |
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Alliance Forged in Geography and History: the Lao and Vietnamese -- Global Confrontation, Local Conflagration -- The Idea of Laos -- Notes -- 2 Navigating the Cold War -- Personal and Professional Journey -- Socialism With Nationalist Characteristics, Non-Alignment Lao Style -- A Special Relationship Too Good to Be True: Vietnam -- Juggling Friends, Foes and Allies: Dealing With the Cambodia Issue -- Sibling Love-hate Like No Other: Handling Thailand at Home and Abroad -- From Frenemies to Friends: Bringing China, the United States and the Rest Back in -- Notes |
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3 Shaping Global Issues and Policies at the United Nations -- Professional Triumphs and National Representation -- The World Organization in the Eyes of Small States -- The UN During the Cold War: Limited Space in the Midst of Superpower Rivalry -- The UN in the Post-Cold War World: a New Era for the Country and the World -- Mobilizing International Support for Least Developed Countries -- Championing the Special Needs of Landlocked Developing Countries -- Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: the Progress and Incessant Struggles of LDCs and LLDCs |
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Decolonization: Fighting for Freedom and Self-Determination -- Korean Peninsula: Helping Enemies Who Are Our Friends -- Notes -- 4 Embracing and Leading ASEAN -- From the UN to ASEAN -- A Divided Past -- Embracing Unity in Diversity -- Leading a Regional Powerhouse: a Good Start -- Keeping Everybody Equally Unhappy: Laos, ASEAN and the South China Sea -- Notes -- 5 Leveraging the Mekong River Commission to Advance National and International Agendas -- The Mighty Mekong -- a Fabled River of Great Importance and Interest |
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The Mighty Mekong -- Early Development, Missed Development and Late Development -- Back to Future Past -- Back to the Mekong River Commission -- Dam If You Do, Dam If You Don't -- Lessons in Water Negotiations and Innovations -- Understanding the Lao Perspectives -- Late Development -- Harm Travels Both Ways -- The Dam Is Not the Sole Evil -- A Mixed Bag -- Sovereignty and Cooperation -- Understanding the Role, Power and Value of the MRC -- All About Trust -- Meeting the Needs, Keeping the Balance -- MRC -- the Best Deal in Town -- MRC -- From the UN to China to ASEAN? -- Notes |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Conclusion: Seven Rules for Small State Diplomacy |
| Subject |
Diplomacy.
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diplomacy.
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Diplomacy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kittikhoun, Anoulak
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| ISBN |
9781000459845 |
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1000459845 |
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