Asymmetric Neighbors and International Relations

Ian Roberge is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration at York University in Toronto, Canada.Nara Park is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Management at Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.Thomas R. Klassen is a Professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration at York University, Toronto, Canada.

• 1. New Perspectives on Asymmetrical RelationsThomas R. Klassen, Nara Park and Ian RobergePart I: Asymmetrical Relations in a Bilateral Context2.Canada and the United States: A Symbiotic Relationship or Complex Entanglement? Charles Conteh3. Dealing with Russia: Georgia’s Endeavor to Escape TramplingSalome Minesashvili, Frédéric Labarre, and Pierre Jolicoeur 4. Endless Integration of Russia and its "Difficult Ally" BelarusLeonid Karabeshkin, Frédéric Labarre and Pierre Jolicoeur5. Legacies of a Trans-Tasman Relationship: The Evolution of Asymmetry between New Zealand and Australia Jennifer Curtin and Dominic O’Sullivan6. Living in the Shadow of Elephants: The Case of Timor-LesteNicholas Morris7. Living Peacefully or In the Shadow? Elucidating the Relationship between Ghana and TogoFrank L.K. Ohemeng and Emmanuel K. SakyiPart II: Asymmetrical Relations in a Regional Context8. The Middle Power Diplomacy of South Korea: Four Strategic Choices vis-à-vis Japan and ChinaNara Park9. Mongolia’s Balancing Act: Sandwiched between a Bear and a Dragon Undraa Agvaanluvsan10. Balancing the Elephant and the Dragon: Nepal’s Struggle for Political In(ter)dependenceJawad Hussain Qureshi 11. The Little Red Dot that Roared: Singapore Between GiantsYohanes Sulaiman12. A Tripartite Dilemma: Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan Relations at the Intersection of Identity and National InterestMerve Özdemirkiran-Embel13. Stepping out of the Shade: Qatari-Saudi Relations Amid the Rise of Cosmopolitan QatarGertjan Hoetjes14. Colombian Economic Foreign Policy toward Brazil: Limited Cooperation and Competition for Regional LeadershipEduardo Pastrana Buelvas and Diego F. Vera PiñerosConclusion 15. The Mouse Fights back: The Manoeuvring Room of Smaller States with Respect to Their Larger Neighbor(s)Ian Roberge