Beschreibung:
Andrew F. Cooper is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and director of the International Relations Program, University of Waterloo. Richard A. Higgott is a professor in the Department of International Relations, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University, Canberra. Kim Nossal is a professor and chair of the Department of Political Science, McMaster University.
Introduction; Leadership, followership, and middle powers in internatioanl politics: a reappraisal; Changing with the international agenda: state reorganization and middle power diplomacy; The multilaterial economic agenda: the Cairns Group and the Uruguay Round; The regional economic agenda: Asia--Pacific economic cooperation and North American free trade; The security agenda: coalition-building and the Gulf conflict; Addressing the widening global agenda: Australian and Canadian perspectives; Conclusion