The effects of recent institutional change within the European Union on small states have often been overlooked. Taking a number of small states as case studies, this innovative and sophisticated book offers an accessible, coherent and informative analysis of contemporary and future foreign policy challenges facing small states in Europe.

Part I Small States in Europe: Defining the Issues at Stake; Chapter 1 Introduction, Robert Steinmetz, Anders Wivel; Chapter 2 From Small State to Smart State: Devising a Strategy for Influence in the European Union, Anders Wivel; Chapter 3 Small State Diplomacy Compared to Sub-State Diplomacy: More of the Same or Different?, David Criekemans, Manuel Duran; Chapter 4 Small States and the European Security and Defence Policy, Clive Archer; Part II The Challenges and Opportunities of Small European States; Chapter 5 Small States and Innovation, Rainer Kattel, Tarmo Kalvet, Tiina Randma-Liiv; Chapter 6 Small States, Power, International Change and the Impact of Uncertainty, Toms Rostoks; Chapter 7 The Fluid Nature of Smallness: Regulation of the International System and the Challenges and Opportunities of Small States, Plamen Pantev; Part III The Experience of Small States with the European Union; Chapter 8 In a League of its Own? The Netherlands as a Middle-Sized EU Member State, Jan Rood; Chapter 9 The Foreign Policy of Luxembourg, Jean-Marie Frentz; Chapter 10 Slovakia and the Czech Republic in the European Integration Process: Birds of a Feather Flying Apart?, Mats Braun; Chapter 11 Cyprus, Small-Powerhood and the EU’s Principles and Values, Costas Melakopides; Chapter 12 Neutrality Inside and Outside the EU: A Comparison of Austrian and Swiss Security Policies After the Cold War, Jean-Marc Rickli; Chapter 13 The Icelandic Crash and its Consequences: A Small State without Economic and Political Shelter, Baldur Thorhallsson; Part IV Conclusion; Chapter 14 Conclusion, Robert Steinmetz, Anders Wivel;