A look at how Small States manage their security relations 

This talk intends to engage the topic of small states from the perspective of security relations in their (often) dangerous regions. By looking at the way instrumentalised states manage their political affairs, alliances and diplomacy, it is hoped that lessons in state survival be gleaned. This talk will make use of the Gulf States, Georgia and Azerbaijan as cases.

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Profile: Dr. Mitchell Belfer is currently Head of Department for International Relations and European Studies at the Metropolitan University Prague and is Editor in Chief of the Central European Journal of International and Security Studies. He is a frequent commentator in the international press and an academic author. His latest monograph, Small State, Dangerous Region: A Strategic Assessment of Bahrain, was published in 2014.

http://www.marcopolis.net/an-interview-with-dr-belfer-on-the-challenges-facing-bahrain.htm