Regional Great Powers in International Politics

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Regional Great Powers

   • Øyvind Østerud

   Pages 1-15

3. Brazil as a Regional Great Power: a Study in Ambivalence

   • Andrew Hurrell

   Pages 16-48

4. India as a Regional Great Power: in Pursuit of Shakti

   • Veena Gill

   Pages 49-69

5. Indonesia as a Regional Great Power

   • Arnfinn Jørgensen-Dahl

   Pages 70-94

6. Israel as a Regional Great Power: Paradoxes of Regional Alienation

   • Nils A. Butenschøn

   Pages 95-119

7. Poland as a Regional Great Power: the Inter-war Heritage

   • Iver B. Neumann

   Pages 121-150

8. South Africa as a Regional Great Power

   • Samuel M. Makinda

   Pages 151-178

9. Vietnam as a Regional Great Power: a Study in Failure

   • Stein Tønnesson

   Pages 179-203

10. Conclusion

    • Iver B. Neumann, Øyvind Østerud

    Pages 204-208

11. Back Matter

    Pages 209-210

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Illuminates the interplay between regional concerns and the international context, which together define the hierarchy of states. Building on case studies, this book demonstrates that this status cannot be attained solely by building a military or economic power base.

• Israel
• politics
• state

• Research Fellow, The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Oslo, Norway

  Iver B. Neumann

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