A depiction of the foreign policy behaviour of dyadic case studies based on the “Triangle Model”

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to identify the parameters within which foreign policy is formed and to explore the external behaviour of states. Considering that comparative foreign policy dictates a thorough analysis of a state's external affairs, the examination of dyadic case studies often becomes a rather intricate task. To this end, the present study produces a theoretical model that provides the student of foreign policy with the necessary tools to determine the status of any given state in the international system and examine the nature and scope of its foreign policy with effect. The efficacy of this model is illustrated through a brief account of the Greek-Turkish rivalry.

Notes

1. The direction of the arrows indicates the impact of one triangle upon another, while the bracket sign illustrates the degree of power between (1) Greece and Turkey at any given triangle and (2) any two triangles of Figure 4.

2. The importance of EEC membership to Greece is clearly illustrated in Contogeorgis' speech at a symposium organized by the College of Europe concerning the Community's further enlargement (Contogeorgis 1978).

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Christos Kassimeris

Dr Christos Kassimeris is a lecturer in Political Science and European Studies, with research interests in Greek foreign policy, European integration and the external dimension of the European Union. He is currently working on a book concerning the European Union member states' response to racism and xenophobia.