{"product_id":"middle-powers-and-regional-influence-critical-foreign-policy-junctures-for-poland-south-korea-and-bolivia-paperback","title":"Middle Powers and Regional Influence: Critical Foreign Policy Junctures for Poland, South Korea, and Bolivia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoshua B. Spero\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the growing literature on middle powers, this book contributes by expanding case study analysis and extending international relations theory in its application to foreign policy decisions. Thus, this book builds on prominent middle power literature and aims to advance our theoretical understanding for why crucial foreign policies were made by the \"pivotal middle\" powers this book examines--Poland, South Korea, and Bolivia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor this book's three case studies and their first-term leadership's critical junctures--from first term post-communist Poland, post-authoritarian\/post-ruling party South Korea, and post-colonial Bolivia--we have the antecedents for contemporary middle powers essential for realizing the regional evolution for cooperative change with greater powers systemically; we may then grasp today why those historical foreign policies, albeit not so long ago, give us crucial antecedents for adapting and trying, yet again, to resolve seemingly perennial power dilemmas regionally, peacefully. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere are why middle power impact matters, not only regionally for stronger, dominant greater power neighbours, but also for transformative middle power leaderships which proved pivotal geopolitically for their region's challenges and changes.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Joshua B. Spero, Professor of International Politics\/Political Science at Fitchburg State University (Fitchburg, MA, USA) since 2003, coordinates the International Studies Minor Program and Political Science, Washington Center Internship Programs. From 1988-2000, Dr. Spero served in the U.S. Government, his last public service position as Joint Chiefs of Staff\/Senior Civilian Strategic\/Scenario Planner, 1994-2000).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 186\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50356535263469,"sku":"9781538158739","price":84.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/7U7AWgTHdC9781538158739.webp?v=1785334050","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/middle-powers-and-regional-influence-critical-foreign-policy-junctures-for-poland-south-korea-and-bolivia-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}