Understanding oscillations in Turkish foreign policy: pathways to unusual middle power activism
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DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2021.1985449
Abstract: The conventional literature on the role of middle powers emphasizes the importance of soft power, niche diplomacy, and coalition building. This article explores a case of unusual middle power activism with a focus on recent… read more here.
Keywords: unusual middle; middle power; power; activism ... See more keywords
Australia the ‘good international citizen’? The limits of a traditional middle power
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DOI: 10.1080/10357718.2020.1831436
Abstract: ABSTRACT Australia is often described as a ‘good international citizen’ (GIC), which is intertwined to its status of ‘quintessential’ middle power. However, a number of elements might undermine both notions. This research reviews the concept… read more here.
Keywords: middle power; international citizen; australia good; good international ... See more keywords
South Korea’s middle power diplomacy and the South China Sea disputes
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DOI: 10.1080/10357718.2024.2337895
Abstract: ABSTRACT The middle power concept is versatile enough to categorise any states in the middle range of the world order that display certain behavioural characteristics known as middle power behaviours. Meanwhile, the adoption of the… read more here.
Keywords: south korea; power diplomacy; korea middle; power ... See more keywords
Will Malaysia become an active middle power?
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DOI: 10.1080/10357718.2024.2398013
Abstract: ABSTRACT Malaysia’s economic growth and democratisation since 2003 have vaulted it into the ranks of the middle powers in the international system. However, Malaysia remains hesitant about its middle power status. It has assumed a… read more here.
Keywords: become active; malaysia become; active middle; power ... See more keywords
Status-seeking policies of middle powers in status clubs: the case of Turkey in the G20
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DOI: 10.1080/13569775.2019.1627766
Abstract: ABSTRACT This study applies the theoretical framework of Social Identity Theory (SIT) and its three main strategies, social mobility, social competition and social creativity to Turkey as an emerging middle power in the G20. In… read more here.
Keywords: status; turkey; g20; middle power ... See more keywords
Norwegian Blues? Rethinking the Idea of Middle Powers in an Era of Fuzzy Bifurcation
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DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.70082
Abstract: Unsuccessful efforts to update the middle power concept for the contemporary international system have prompted calls for the concept to be “historicized”—to be retired from common use and treated as a purely historical term. The… read more here.
Keywords: middle powers; fuzzy bifurcation; idea middle; middle power ... See more keywords
Vietnam's Emergence as a Middle Power in Asia: Unfolding the Power–Knowledge Nexus
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DOI: 10.1177/18681034221081146
Abstract: With Asia's current geopolitical rise, International Relations communities in China, Japan and India have attempted to develop indigenous theoretical approaches that attract heated scholarly debates. Little attention, however, is paid to the state of affairs… read more here.
Keywords: middle power; international relations; power; power knowledge ... See more keywords
Oman’s Niche Diplomacy: Middle Power Strategies in a Shifting Middle East
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DOI: 10.3390/socsci14090511
Abstract: Despite being located in one of the world’s most unstable regions—characterized by persistent tensions, turmoil, and conflict—the Sultanate of Oman has successfully maintained a policy of neutrality and adeptly assumed the complex role of mediator,… read more here.
Keywords: diplomacy; niche diplomacy; middle east; middle power ... See more keywords