Impressive in its empirical scope and conceptual ambition, Miller and Al-Marri have produced an intellectual tour de force.  Amid an increasingly frayed international system, this prescient volume is a must read for IR scholars and practitioners alike on why small states really do matter in the conduct of global and regional affairs.

 Clive Jones, Professor of Regional Security, School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University, UK.

An important, astute and timely contribution to scholarship on Small States. Infused with new insights and hard hitting analysis,

it will be invaluable to international relations students, scholars and policy makers. 

Michael Kerr, Professor of Conflict Studies and Director of the Centre for the Study of Divided Societies, Department of War Studies, King's College London

"This book offers a unique contribution that goes beyond the existing literature on small states. It provides valuable insights into the complex nature of small states' foreign and security policy and their strategies. The book is a significant contribution to the understanding of small states' predicaments and their role in international affairs while providing a valuable contribution to the literature on small states' policy-making as well.

[It is] an indispensable read.

Abdullah Baabood, Chair of the State of Qatar for Islamic Area Studies and Visiting Professor, School of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University, Japan. Former Director of the Gulf Studies Centre at Qatar University, and former Director of the Gulf Research Centre at the University of Cambridge, UK.