The Influence of Small States on Superpowers

Jamaica and U.S. Foreign Policy

By (author) Richard L. Bernal

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Publication date:

22 July 2015

Length of book:

456 pages

Publisher

Lexington Books

ISBN-13: 9781498508179

The conventional wisdom is that small developing countries exert limited—if any—influence on the foreign policy of superpowers, in particular the United States. This book challenges that premise based on the experience of the small developing country of Jamaica and its relations with the United States. It raises the question: if the foreign policy of the United States can be influenced by even a small developing country, should Washington be worried?

Chapter 1: Objective and Organization
Chapter 2: Small Sates in International Relations
Chapter 3: Jamaica-U.S. Relations
Chapter 4: How Foreign Governments Influence US Foreign Policy
Chapter 5: Foreign Aid and Debt Relief
Chapter 6: Counter Narcotics Cooperation
Chapter 7: Caribbean Basin Trade Legislation
Chapter 8: Conclusions and Lessons

Ambassador Bernal offers well-informed assessments of the challenges confronting small nations seeking to attract favorable attention in Washington’s policy-making, think-tank, and media communities.