Great Power's Dependency Policies in a Geostrategic Subregion

Geostrategic subregions are keys for implementing
control over geopolitical regions. Therefore
Great Powers are interested in controlling the
policies in these subregions by increasing their
states' dependency on the Great Power's policies.
Some policies are more capable than the others. This
book analysis the dependency policies of the USA and
Russia respectively in Central America and in the
Baltic states. Considering different factors the
author has developed a formula for the measuring the
capability of the Great Power's policies to maintain
subregion's dependency. The book analysis political,
economic, military and international instruments of
the USA and Russia to maintain those areas dependent
on them since the beginning of the independence of
the states in the subregions. The book offers mainly
interesting reading for the scholars who are
interested in the dependency and geostrategy issues
in the international relations. However, its
comprehensive comparative analysis of the Great Power
policies in Central America and the Baltic Sea
Eastern Rim (220 different cases) attracts the
audience interested in the developments of those
subregions.

Auteur

Heiko Pääbo, MA: currently makes his PhD in Political Science atthe University of Tartu. Earlier he has studied at St. PetersburgState University (Russia), Potsdam University (Germany) and theUniversity of Delaware (USA). He works at theUniversity of Tartu EuroCollege where he conducts the EU-Russiaand Baltic Studies MA programmes.

Texte du rabat

Geostrategic subregions are keys for implementingcontrol over geopolitical regions. ThereforeGreat Powers are interested in controlling thepolicies in these subregions by increasing theirstates' dependency on the Great Power's policies.Some policies are more capable than the others. Thisbook analysis the dependency policies of the USA andRussia respectively in Central America and in theBaltic states. Considering different factors theauthor has developed a formula for the measuring thecapability of the Great Power's policies to maintainsubregion's dependency. The book analysis political,economic, military and international instruments ofthe USA and Russia to maintain those areas dependenton them since the beginning of the independence ofthe states in the subregions. The book offers mainlyinteresting reading for the scholars who areinterested in the dependency and geostrategy issuesin the international relations. However, itscomprehensive comparative analysis of the Great Powerpolicies in Central America and the Baltic SeaEastern Rim (220 different cases) attracts theaudience interested in the developments of thosesubregions.