Small states in the region: from intuitive towards smart diplomacy

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Garcevic, Vesko
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V. Garcevic. 2021. "Small states in the region: from intuitive towards smart diplomacy." Briefing: Political Trends & Dynamics: Diplomacy in Southeast Europe, Volume 3.
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Small states, including those in the region of Southeast Europe, can successfully collaborate with complex systems such as the EU or the OSCE. Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania were/are non-permanent members of the UN Security Council. Montenegro’s diplomatic achievements since its independence have exceeded expectations, yet their success is often the result of intuitive rather than well-planned diplomatic activities. Multilateralism opens avenues for small states in the global arena, which in order to play a relatively significant role, must develop “clever” diplomacy distinct from either “big” diplomacy with heavy infrastructure, or “small” diplomacy, which may not have much of infrastructure at all.
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