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Punching Above a Small Power’s Weight

In: Corporations as Grand Strategists

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  • Manuel Hensmans

    (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Solvay Brussels School)

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Smaller powers have traditionally refrained from articulating grand strategies, accepting the realist maxim that “the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.” In international relations, great powers are the primary producers of security and order, extending their spheres of influence over smaller states as they see fit. Small powers are not expected to do grand strategy. They are expected to seek shelter with a great power, or align with (i.e., bandwagon on) its grand strategy. But does this argument, originally framed for nation-states, also apply to the global corporations that emerge from small powers?

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  • Manuel Hensmans, 2026. "Punching Above a Small Power’s Weight," Springer Books, in: Corporations as Grand Strategists, chapter 0, pages 265-303, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-032-11721-2_12
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-11721-2_12
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