Powi Lec­ture #11: Small Sta­tes and Grand Stra­t­egy

11.12.2023: Anders Wivel from University of Copenhagen talks about
opportunities and limitations of small state grand strategy. What
are the similarities and differences between the grand strategies
of small states and great powers? This lecture identifies the
characteristics of small state grand strategy and discusses the
similarities and differences between the grand strategies of small
states and great powers. The lecture unpacks the nature of
traditional defensive small state grand strategies hiding and
shelter-seeking as well as more recent offensive, influence-seeking
small state grand strategies under the heading of smart state
strategy and discusses the conditions for small state success and
influence in international relations. Anders Wivel, PhD, is
Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political
Science, University of Copenhagen. He has published widely on
foreign policy, small states in international relations, and power
politics. His most recent book is Polarity in International
Relations: Past, Present, Future (Palgrave, 2022, co-edited with
Nina Græger, Bertel Heurlin and Ole Wæver). Recorded on November
27th, 2023, University of Innsbruck. Image: Eivind Senneset, UiB
---- Music by Lost Harmonies. This podcast gives the views of the
author(s), and not the position of the Department of Political
Science. This work by the Department of Political Science at the
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BY-NC-ND 4.0).