Books in the Foreign Policies of the Middle Powers series

This book explains the foreign policy of Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. It argues that Renzi's domestic focus and outsider status are critical in allowing us to make sense of Renzi's policies toward the European Union as well as instability in Libya and the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

This book analyzes how the decline of American hegemony affects Italian foreign policy. It explores how Italy's EU membership intersects with Italy's role as a member of the coalition supporting the US-led hegemonic order.

This volume argues that middle powers are important to 21st Century world politics in performing roles as (aspiring) global middle powers, regional pivots, and niche leaders. This claim is based on an analysis of the foreign policies of nine (aspiring) middle powers from the Near East, East Asia, and Europe.