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Small countries, big diplomacy : Laos in the UN, ASEAN and MRC / Alounkeo Kittikhoun and Anoulak Kittikhoun.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kittikhoun, Alounkeo, author.
- Kittikhoun, Anoulak, author.
- Series:
- Global institutions series
- Global institutions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Diplomacy.
- States, Small.
- International relations.
- History.
- Laos--Foreign relations.
- Laos.
- Laos--Foreign relations--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2021.
- System Details:
- text file
- Biography/History:
- Alounkeo Kittikhoun served as Minister to the Prime Minister's Office, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador to the UN for the Lao Government. Educated in Laos and France's Universiť Pantȟon Sorbonne, he officially led multilateral and bilateral negotiations in the UN and ASEAN for many years, and participated in international meetings and conferences in over 50 countries. Anoulak Kittikhoun is the Chief Strategy and Partnership Officer of the Mekong River Commission, and has worked for the Lao Government, the UN Secretariat Headquarters, and taught at Brooklyn College of New York. Educated in Laos, the Australian National University and the City University of New York, he is co-editor of River Basin Organizations in Water Diplomacy, has written a number of peer-reviewed articles, and has spoken at international conferences, missions and expert group meetings in over 30 countries.
- Contents:
- Introduction: do small states matter in global institutions?
- The origins of Laos' brand of diplomacy: geographical, historical and ideational
- Navigating the Cold War
- Shaping global issues and policies at the United Nations
- Embracing and leading ASEAN
- Leveraging the Mekong River Commission to advance national and international agendas
- Conclusion: seven rules for small state diplomacy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Kittikhoun, Alounkeo. Small countries, big diplomacy
- ISBN:
- 9781000459845
- 1000459845
- 9781003125402
- 1003125409
- 9781000459753
- 1000459756
- Publisher Number:
- 40030891639
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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