Sarkissian Armen
Sarkissian Armen - The Small States Club How Small Smart Powers Can Save The World - Hardcover
Sarkissian Armen - The Small States Club How Small Smart Powers Can Save The World - Hardcover
Books
Regular price
$39.46 USD
Regular price
Sale price
$39.46 USD
Unit price
per
Shipping calculated at checkout.
Couldn't load pickup availability
Binding: Hardcover
Description: In this book Armen Sarkissian former president of Armenia argues that small states can navigate the complex challenges of the twenty - first century in smarter ways than 'greater powers. For smallness often regarded as a weakness can be a strength. It may induce insecurity in states but also endows them with an instinct for survival. Large states are ponderous; small states can be agile and adaptive. Drawing on his deep experience as a scientist businessman diplomat and head of state Sarkissian offers captivating portraits of small states from Africa to Europe to Asia that have overcome seemingly insuperable odds to establish themselves as oases of political stability cultural tolerance technological innovation financial prudence and scientific research. Sarkissian returns to the uncertain beginnings of these small states to demystify their improbable rise. Along the way he introduces us to a cast of tenacious leaders with a knack for converting crisis into opportunity. Widely regarded as the most respected Armenian leader on the world stage Sarkissian ends with a poignant homage to his motherland. Part memoir part manifesto it is a stirring insight into the world's oldest Christian country which is at once an ancient civilisation a small state and a global nation.
Title: The Small States Club How Small Smart Powers Can Save The World
Author(s): Sarkissian Armen
Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Barcode: 9781787389403
Pages: 272 Pages
Publication Date: 3/1/2024
Category: International Relations
Description: In this book Armen Sarkissian former president of Armenia argues that small states can navigate the complex challenges of the twenty - first century in smarter ways than 'greater powers. For smallness often regarded as a weakness can be a strength. It may induce insecurity in states but also endows them with an instinct for survival. Large states are ponderous; small states can be agile and adaptive. Drawing on his deep experience as a scientist businessman diplomat and head of state Sarkissian offers captivating portraits of small states from Africa to Europe to Asia that have overcome seemingly insuperable odds to establish themselves as oases of political stability cultural tolerance technological innovation financial prudence and scientific research. Sarkissian returns to the uncertain beginnings of these small states to demystify their improbable rise. Along the way he introduces us to a cast of tenacious leaders with a knack for converting crisis into opportunity. Widely regarded as the most respected Armenian leader on the world stage Sarkissian ends with a poignant homage to his motherland. Part memoir part manifesto it is a stirring insight into the world's oldest Christian country which is at once an ancient civilisation a small state and a global nation.
Title: The Small States Club How Small Smart Powers Can Save The World
Author(s): Sarkissian Armen
Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Barcode: 9781787389403
Pages: 272 Pages
Publication Date: 3/1/2024
Category: International Relations
