Examining Perspectives of Small-to-Medium Powers in Emergent Great Power Competition: Bandwagon or Balance?

by Philip M. Baxter (Editor)

Overview

This book delves into the resurgence of China and Russia as assertive regional powers, igniting debates and renewed interest in the dynamics of great power politics and power transitions. The questions of how competition with these states will evolve and what the future international system may resemble given their potential regional dominance are at the forefront of global concerns in the coming decades. As power politics intensify, the significance of allies and alliance systems escalates, becoming critical tools for states seeking to navigate this rising great power competition effectively.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783031869006
Publisher:	Springer Nature Switzerland
Publication date:	09/27/2025
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Global Security
Pages:	204
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Philip M. Baxter is an expert in international security, geopolitical analysis, and open-source intelligence. He is currently an assistant professor in the Intelligence Analysis program at James Madison University. His research leverages innovative methodologies to assess emerging threats, in particular at the nexus of technology and international security. He received his Ph.D. in International Affairs, Science, and Technology from the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has over a decade of experience in the international security domain, having worked previously at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, National Nuclear Security Administration, Center for Policy Research at the University at Albany- SUNY, and the National Defense University. His research has appeared in International Areas Studies Review, Journal of Cybersecurity, Review of Policy Research, Science and Diplomacy, Federation of American Scientists’ Public Interest Reports, Arms Control Wonk, and Real Clear Defense

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Australia: Shifts in the Night: Australia’s Defense Reforms and the China Debate.- Chapter 3: A comparative analysis of the role of middle powers in the Mekong Subregion and the case of Vietnam.- Chapter 4: Unraveling South Korea’s Strategic Shift Amid Great Power Competition.- Chapter 5:Poland's Foreign Policy Choices in a Changing International Environment.- Chapter 6: Trapped between Asymmetries: Finland’s Security Strategies in the Past, Present and Future.- Chapter 7: Hungary: A Hedging Strategy of Connectivity — Across the Hedgerow of Sovereigntism.- Chapter 8: Sweden:Still a medium sized dog with a big dog attitude?.- Chapter 9: Brazil: Geopolitics in an Era of Renewed Great Power Competition.- Chapter 10: The Implications of the Rise of Small and Middle Powers for U.S.-China Great Power Competition.- Chapter 11 Conclusions.