Punching Above a Small Power’s Weight

Manuel Hensmans ()
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Manuel Hensmans: Université Libre de Bruxelles, Solvay Brussels School

Chapter Chapter 12 in Corporations as Grand Strategists, 2026, pp 265-303 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Smaller powers have traditionally refrained from articulating grand strategies, accepting the realist maxim that “the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.” In international relations, great powers are the primary producers of security and order, extending their spheres of influence over smaller states as they see fit. Small powers are not expected to do grand strategy. They are expected to seek shelter with a great power, or align with (i.e., bandwagon on) its grand strategy. But does this argument, originally framed for nation-states, also apply to the global corporations that emerge from small powers?

Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-11721-2_12

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