New paper on small states

New paper on small states: "Alliance theory and alliance ‘Shelter’: the complexities of small state alliance behaviour". Alyson J.K. Bailes, Brad Thayer and I argue that small states need political, economic and societal shelter provided by large states and international organizations. We look at the cases of Armenia, Cuba, and Singapore. You can find the paper online. Several other papers on small states are to be found in the inaugural issue of Third World Thematics.