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Small-State Diplomacy Tested by Geopolitical Fragmentation
Original: Small-State Diplomacy in an Era of Geopolitical Fragmentation
Small states face growing challenges as great-power rivalry fragments the international order. With multilateral institutions weakened and blocs hardening, countries with limited leverage are turning to coalition-building, mediation roles and flexible alliances to protect their interests. Analysts argue that adaptability, economic niches and principled neutrality can still give smaller nations outsized influence, but the narrowing space between rival powers makes that balancing act harder than at any point since the Cold War.
Why now: Ongoing great-power tensions are prompting renewed debate about how smaller countries can maintain influence and independence.
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- Small-State Diplomacy in an Era of Geopolitical Fragmentation · Modern Diplomacy
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