Foreign policy analysis, globalisation and non-state actors: state-centric after all?

Baumann, Rainer; Stengel, Frank A.

doi:10.1057/jird.2013.12

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“…424–444). Baumann and Stengel (2013, p. 489) define non-state actors as “autonomous actors in world politics” which play a significant role in the foreign policymaking of states they are part of; like the KRG. Pearlman and Cunningham (2011, p. 3) define non-state actors as “an organized political actor not directly connected to the state but pursuing aims that affect vital state interests.” According to Naim (2014, p. 97), who observes a decline of power among principal actors of the system, non-state entities, like the KRG, tend to enjoy a “de facto foreign policy.” Since its establishment, the KRG has formulated its own foreign policy, fostered diplomatic relations independent of the government in Baghdad, and even signed international deals, acting beyond the scope of a usual federal region as a de facto state (Abbas Zadeh & Kirmanj, 2017, p. 588).…”

Section: A Non-state Actor In the Middle East: The Kurdistan Regional...mentioning

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Dynamics of Saudi Arabia–KRG Relations: From 2003 Iraq War to 2017 Referendum and Beyond

Cengiz

2022

Contemporary Review of the Middle East

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Numerous studies have examined the decades-old Saudi-Iranian rivalry, which has played out in various regional arenas, notably Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, and the Gulf. This article explores the place that Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq occupies within this rivalry. As the KRG’s foreign relations have attracted scholarly attention since the late 1990s, the article examines the Saudi Arabia–KRG relations in the post-2003 Iraq War, with a special focus on growing Iranian influence in Iraq. The end of Saddam Hussein’s rule and the subsequent rise of Shiite-dominated governments in Baghdad has shaken the regional balance, bringing out Iran as an influential actor in the Middle East. This laid the foundation for new understandings in the Saudi regional policy as Riyadh emphasized its relations with Iraq and the KRG, which became a crucial factor that can balance and imbalance power in the Middle East. It argues that common concerns for security and relative gains paved the way for a closer relationship between Riyadh and Erbil to counter threats emanating from both Iran and ISIS. Through case-specific information to those interested in Kurdish politics and the Middle East, it not only delves into the driving forces behind Riyadh-Erbil relations but also aims to present the Saudi interpretation of the 2017 Kurdish referendum.

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Section: A Non-state Actor In the Middle East: The Kurdistan Regional...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Dynamics of Saudi Arabia–KRG Relations: From 2003 Iraq War to 2017 Referendum and Beyond

Cengiz

2022

Contemporary Review of the Middle East

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“…The first blind spot concerns the actors participating in FPCs. IR and FPA have a longstanding preoccupation with NSA (Josselin and Wallace 2001;Lee 2004;Stoddard 2006;Baumann and Stengel 2014;Haynes 2014). However, the FPA literature on FPCs focuses almost exclusively on interstate FPCs.…”

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Updating the Study of Foreign Policy Crisis: The Case of the Mavi Marmara Flotilla

Aran

Yishayahu

2022

Foreign Policy Analysis

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The study of foreign policy crises (FPC) is integral to foreign policy analysis (FPA). However, since the end of the Cold War, debate on FPC has stalled. The present article seeks to update the existing FPA literature on FPCs. It uses a deductively driven approach to identify gaps in the current FPC literature and demonstrates their relevance for a real-world case of FPC, namely, the Mavi Marmara flotilla. The latter is identified as a “least likely” case study which is representative of a broader set of what we refer to as asymmetrical FPCs. Maximizing the inferential leverage entailed by this research design, we advocate for an updated FPA approach to study asymmetrical FPCs that includes actor hybridity, performativity, and social media.

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“…La realidad de cada uno, afectada por su contexto histórico, ha sido determinada finalmente por el desarrollo de su política exterior. La Escuela de Análisis de Política Exterior estudia y analiza dichas políticas exteriores desde una visión holística 1 , intentando explicar las acciones de las partes en conflicto siguiendo teorías, modelos y enfoques (Alden & Aran, 2012;Baumann & Stengel, 2014). Estos modelos, especialmente desde el constructivismo (Behravesh, 2011), intentan establecer las causas y el desarrollo del conflicto, pero entendiendo a profundidad la influencia de distintos actores y el ejercicio de la agencia a nivel interno.…”

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Métodos, modelos y teorías: La relevancia del análisis de política exterior para el entendimiento de la guerra ruso-ucraniana

Desireé

2023

COLLOQUIA

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La investigación aborda la complejidad de conflictos contemporáneos, centrándose en la detonación de la guerra ruso-ucraniana de 2022. Utilizando los abordajes de la Escuela de Análisis de Política Exterior, se aplica una metodología empírico-descriptiva para conectar la teoría con el caso práctico. Se fusionan enfoques constructivistas con modelos de Análisis de Política Exterior, como Identidad Social y Modelo Conductista, para analizar las políticas exteriores. El Enfoque de Guerra de Distracción y el Modelo Burocrático exploran la influencia de construcciones identitarias y el control social. El Enfoque de Gran Estrategia y Modelo Organizacional evalúan la eficiencia histórica de las políticas exteriores.

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Foreign policy analysis, globalisation and non-state actors: state-centric after all?

Cited by 23 publications

References 125 publications

Dynamics of Saudi Arabia–KRG Relations: From 2003 Iraq War to 2017 Referendum and Beyond

Dynamics of Saudi Arabia–KRG Relations: From 2003 Iraq War to 2017 Referendum and Beyond

Updating the Study of Foreign Policy Crisis: The Case of the Mavi Marmara Flotilla

Métodos, modelos y teorías: La relevancia del análisis de política exterior para el entendimiento de la guerra ruso-ucraniana

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