The Influence of Small States on Superpowers: Jamaica and U.S. Foreign Policy

The conventional wisdom is that small developing countries exert limitedif anyinfluence on the foreign policy of superpowers, in particular the United States. This book challenges that premise based on the experience of the small developing country of Jamaica and its relations with the United States. It raises the question: if the foreign policy of the United States can be influenced by even a small developing country, should Washington be worried? See more