Neutrality as a Policy Choice for Small/Weak Democracies: Learning from the Belgian Experience
- ISBN-10
- 9004395857
- ISBN-13
- 9789004395855
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 590
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-07-08
- Publisher
- BRILL
- Author
- Michael F. Palo
Description
In this book, Michael F. Palo explains how a historical and theoretical examination of Belgian neutrality, 1839-1940, can help readers understand the behaviour of small/weak democracies in the international system.
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