Small State Diplomacy after the Corona Crisis

Revecca Pedi, Anders Wivel

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Abstract

The aim of this essay is to discuss and assess the effects of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic on small state diplomacy. The essay identifies the characteristics of successful small state crisis diplomacy and unpacks the implications for small state diplomacy in general. Small states crave stability and predictability and seek shelter from international institutions and great powers. International crises are understood as particularly acute for small states because the limited capacity and capabilities of these states leave them with a small margin of time and error and vulnerable to risks and threats. However, small state diplomacy in the spring 2020 corona crisis illustrates the potential of activist small state diplomacy using smart and entrepreneurial policies to forge plurilateralist small- and middle-power co-operation.
Original languageEnglish
JournalThe Hague Journal of Diplomacy
Volume15
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)611-623
ISSN1871-1901
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Oct 2020

Keywords

  • Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Small states
  • COVID-19
  • diplomacy
  • shelter
  • Crisis
  • smart state
  • entrepreneurial states
  • Foreign Policy

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