Author(s)

Yan Guan

Corresponding Author

Yan Guan

ABSTRACT

In recent years, with the deep evolution of the trend of global economic integration, competition in the international market has become increasingly fierce. How to handle international relations well has become a key issue for various countries to achieve stable and sustainable development at this stage. The traditional theory of state relations pays more attention to the political issues of major powers, and the League of Nations also focuses on this research, while small countries are considered negligible on the basis. However, in real international political relations, some small countries have exerted international influence beyond their comprehensive national strength by forming alliances with other small countries. Based on this, this article focuses on the topic of small country alliances in international relations theory, and analyzes the impact of small country alliances using ASEAN as an example for reference.

KEYWORDS

International relations theory, Alliance of Small States, ASEAN