The Limits of Alignment: Southeast Asia and the Great Powers since 1975

by John D. Ciorciari

The Limits of Alignment is an engaging and accessible study that explores how small states and middle powers of Southeast Asia ensure their security in a world where they are overshadowed by greater powers. John D. Ciorciari challenges a central concept in international relations theory-that states respond to insecurity by either balancing against their principal foes, "bandwagoning" with them, or declaring themselves neutral. Instead, he...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589016963
• ISBN13: 9781589016965
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher